Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
HIST 530 001 (CRN: 24259)
SOCIAL THEORY AND HISTORY
Long Title: SOCIAL THEORY AND MODERN HISTORY
Department: History
Instructor: Caldwell, Carl
Meeting: 2:00PM - 4:30PM W HUM 327 (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 30-MAY-2023 12:19AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
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.