This course aims to help Sociology students develop a thorough familiarity with contemporary postmodern thinking by discussing the pros and cons of postmodernism around certain themes. The course covers earlier theoretico-philosophical approaches, the rise of structuralism towards post-structuralism, and postmodern thinking, including contributions from Heidegger, Derrida, Laclau, and others. The teaching method involves lectures on various topics related to contemporary sociology theory, including key figures like Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault, Lacan, and more. The course is intended for Sociology 3rd grade students with a background in early, classical, and mainstream sociological theory.
Overview
Syllabus
Contemporary Sociology - Jean Baudrillard - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Jean Baudrillard - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Derrida - Lecture 4.
Contemporary Sociology - Derrida - Lecture 3.
Contemporary Sociology - Derrida - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Derrida - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Emmanuel Levinas - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Emmanuel Levinas - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Heidegger: From Phenomenology to Ontology - Lecture 4.
Contemporary Sociology - Heidegger: From Phenomenology to Ontology - Lecture 3.
Contemporary Sociology - Heidegger: From Phenomenology to Ontology - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Heidegger: From Phenomenology to Ontology - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Lyotard: The Postmodern Condition - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Lyotard: The Postmodern Condition - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Deleuze and Guattari - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Deleuze and Guattari - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and History of Sexuality - Lecture 4.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and History of Sexuality - Lecture 3.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and History of Sexuality - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and History of Sexuality - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and Genealogy - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Foucault and Genealogy - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Lacan and Post-Structuralism - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Lacan and Post-Structuralism - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Lacan and Psychoanalysis - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Lacan and Psychoanalysis - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Althusser: Marxism is not a Historicism - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology - Althusser: Marxism is not a Historicism - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology - Structuralism in Social Sciences: Levi-Strauss and Roland Barthes.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - General Review - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - General Review - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Structuralist Turn - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Structuralist Turn - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Husserl and Phenomenology - Lecture 4.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Husserl and Phenomenology - Lecture 3.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Husserl and Phenomenology - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Husserl and Phenomenology - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Freud - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Freud - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Nietzsche - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Nietzsche - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Hegelian Turn - Lecture 4.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Hegelian Turn - Lecture 3.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Hegelian Turn - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Hegelian Turn - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Kant (continued ...) - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Kant (continued ...) - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Roots: Descartes and Kant - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - The Roots: Descartes and Kant - Lecture 1.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Introduction - Lecture 2.
Contemporary Sociology Theory - Introduction - Lecture 1.
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