SOCI 347: Contemporary Social Theory for the Twenty-First Century: The Age of Indeterminacy (Rev. C1) Report a Broken Link

Textbook


Unit 1: Theory and Modernity


Boron, A. A. (1999). A social theory for the 21st century? Current Sociology, 47(4), 47–64.
Elliott, A. (2003). Critical visions: New directions in social theory. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Please read

Introduction: Interdisciplinary Studies and the Fortunes of Sociology

Unit 3: Critical Theory


Cheng, S. (2014). Terrorism, the subaltern, and the politics of recognition: Rethinking Hegel and Honnneth. Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution, 6(3), 56–66.

Unit 4: Structuration Theory


Swartz, D. L. (2002). The sociology of habit: The perspective of Pierre Bourdieu. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 22(Supplement), 61S–69S.

Unit 5: Post-Structuralism


Felluga, D. F. (2015). Lacan I: On psychosexual development (lesson module). Introductory guide to critical theory (website). Purdue University.

Unit 6: Postmodernism


Coulter, G. (2015). Baudrillard on terrorism and war in times of hyper-mobility. International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism and Hospitality, 1(13), 1–10.

Unit 7: Postcolonialism


Pilario, D. F. (2007, Spring). Mapping postcolonial theory: Appropriations into contemporary theology. Asian Christian Review, 1(1), 48–78.

Please read pages 48–69.

Unit 8: Post-Marxism


Sim, S. (2011). “Post” or “past”?: Does post-Marxism have any future? Global Discourse, 2(1), 12–23.

Unit 9: Late Modernity


Žižek, S. (2005). Against human rights. New Left Review, 34, 115–131.
Kotsko A. (2012, September 2). How to read Žižek. Los Angeles Review of Books.

Unit 10: Feminist Theory, Standpoint Theory, and Queer Theory


Phillips, R., & Cree, V. E. (2014). What does the “fourth wave” mean for teaching feminism in 21st century social work? Social Work Education, 33(7), 930–943.
Dilley, P. (1999). Queer theory: Under construction. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 12(5), 457–472.

Unit 11: Globalization


Beck, U. (2006). Living in the world risk society: A Hobhouse Memorial  Public Lecture given on Wednesday 15 February 2006 at the London School of Economics. Economy and Society, 35(3),  329–345.