Social Thought & Polic. Econ 190A - Intro/Radical Social Theory
Fall
2014
02
4.00
Graciela Monteagudo
TH 4:00PM 6:00PM
UMass Amherst
79356
79353
This is an introductory course to radical social theory. Our focus is the history of social thought in the West, and the post-colonial critiques of some of these ideas. In this course, students will learn that "radical" means "at the root," and radical social theory is theory that explains the roots of social inequalities and proposes ways of transforming society to achieve justice.
This course is open to students in the Social Justice & Acti (Gorman) RAP program only. This section is Reseved for students enrolled in the Social Justice and Activism RAP
NOTE: this class is set up with cameras and audio recording for Lecture Capture.
NOTE: this class is set up with cameras and audio recording for Lecture Capture.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.