Sociology 317ST - Cultural Soc./Contemp. Theory

This seminar examines some recent developments in cultural sociology and contemporary social theory. The first part of the class asks: How do we imagine social things? The second part of the class reviews the history of social theory with a focus on the multiple crises of the modernity narrative, and various attempts to resolve these crises. The final third of the class poses the question of how to analyze culture and do social theory.

Prereq: 8 credits in Sociology.