Social Theory and Analysis

A crowd stands near a fallen statue of a wavy-haired man, his nose resting on the pavement.

The fallen Christopher Columbus statue outside the Minnesota State Capitol after a group led by American Indian Movement members tore it down on June 10, 2020. (Image courtesy of Tony Webster on Flickr. License CC BY.)

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21A.859J / STS.250J

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Spring 2021

Level

Graduate

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This subject presents a survey of social theory from the 17th century to the present. It focuses on the historical contexts out of which theory arises, the utility and limitations of older theories for present conditions, and the creation of new theory out of contemporary circumstances.

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Stefan Helmreich. 21A.859J Social Theory and Analysis. Spring 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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