2024 Spring ISF 100A 001 LEC 001

Spring 2024

ISF 100A 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis

Fang Xu

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024
Tu, Th
08:00 am - 09:29 am
Class #:17883
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

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

THU, MAY 9TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Evans 60

Other classes by Fang Xu

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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