French Social Thought, Durkheim to Foucault
HIST 82
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Description
A survey of major themes and debates in modern French social theory over the span of a century, from Durkheim's neo-Kantian theory of social solidarity and the symbolic to Foucault's conception of the historical a priori, and Foucault's genealogical studies of power, bio-power, and sexuality. Major readings by Durkheim, Mauss, Sartre, Kojève, Fanon, de Beauvoir, Lévinas, Lévi-Strauss, Althusser, Derrida, and Foucault.
Course Notes
This course meets the "Beyond North America" History Concentration requirement. Former course number "Hist 1324."
Class Notes
This class requires students to enroll in an untimed, placeholder section during registration and to submit time preferences. Sections will be assigned immediately after registration based on student interest and preferences.
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