Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2022-2023
HIST 530 - SOCIAL THEORY AND HISTORY
Long Title: SOCIAL THEORY AND MODERN HISTORY
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This graduate seminar dives into several theoretical traditions important for modern history-writing. Topics include: Marx on social development, social structure, and alienation; Weber on method, cultural studies, language, and rationalization; and more recent work on politics, management, and sociology. Open to undergrads with instructor permission only.