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- the_practice_of_social_theory
- ny, this lay in the progressive transformation of society itself. It was the job of social scientists to un... lain why this transformation happens. Theories of society developed, then, in the context of a faith in modernity. Indeed, the development of a theory of society was itself often taken as an expression of this m... dernity. Scientific social theory was a sign that society was becoming conscious of itself and thus able to
- plan
- (1996); Gerth and Mills (1946) |\\ | 4 | Mar 17 | Society as collective consciousness | Durkheim ([1895] 19... Webb (2000); Rabinow (1984) | |\\ | 12 | May 19 | Society as distributed consciousness | Latour (2005b); La... Brenner, Suzanne. 1996. “Reconstructing Self and Society: Javanese Muslim Women and ‘The Veil’.” //America... Press. Latour, Bruno. 2005a. “Conclusion: From Society to Collective—Can the Social Be Reassembled?” In
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- ====== Week 12: Society as distributed consciousness ====== Tuesday, May 19, 2020 **Required readings:** ... s ====== Latour, Bruno. 2005a. “Conclusion: From Society to Collective—Can the Social Be Reassembled?” In
- about_this_seminar
- , a seminar covering the foundational theories of society and culture. This class was developed to serve as... e grown into an all-purpose survey of theories of society. As I am a social and cultural anthropologist, I
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- Brenner, Suzanne. 1996. “Reconstructing Self and Society: Javanese Muslim Women and ‘The Veil’.” //America
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- ====== Week 4: Society as collective consciousness ====== Tuesday, March 17, 2020 **Required reading:** D
- essay
- eflect the larger conversation among theorists of society. Your paper should make claims about how the auth
- 2020
- eye of critique on the normative perspectives on society that inform politics, policy, and planning. Stude