Advanced Social Theory Seminar
SOC 312
Fall 2015 not offered
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
This course offers students the opportunity to pursue in-depth advanced work in sociological theory. Students develop close reading strategies to directly engage primary texts from a variety of traditions and perspectives. The seminar requires careful analysis of books and essays that frequently assume a specialized lexicon and grammar. Students enrolled in the course will have already demonstrated a command of foundational material through successful completion of SOC 212 or other course work in social theory. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC212 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (SOC) |
Major Readings:
Michel Foucault, DISCIPLINE & PUNISH
Michel Foucault, SECURITY, TERRITORY, POPULATION
Judith Butler, THE PSYCHIC LIFE OF POWER
Judith Butler, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF ONESELF
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, THE VISIBLE & THE INVISIBLE
Luce Irigaray, I LOVE TO YOU
Henri Bergson, MATTER & MEMORY
Gilles Deleuze, BERGSONISM
Emmanuel Levinas, TIME & THE OTHER
Jacques Derrida, OF HOSPITALITY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly Reading Journals & Final Paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Interested students who have not taken SOC 212 but have a background in social theory through other course work are encouraged to request a prerequisite override. |
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