Spring 2023
ISF 100A 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis
Rakesh Bhandari
Class #:21808
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
4
Enrolled: 96
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 100
Waitlist Max: 20
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 to 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 10TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Birge 50
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Course Catalog Description
This course, required of all ISF majors but open to all students, provides an introduction to the works of foundational social theorists of the nineteenth century, including Karl Marx and Max Weber. Writing in what might be called the “pre disciplinary” period of the modern social sciences, their works cross the boundaries of anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, and are today claimed by these and other disciplines as essential texts. We will read intensively and critically from their respective works, situating their intellectual contributions in the history of social transformations wrought by industrialization and urbanization, political revolution, and the development of modern consumer society.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets International Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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