Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 21A.750J (Fall 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Social Theory and Analysis 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Anthropology 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Michael M. J. Fischer 
• Course Introduction:
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  21A.750J / STS.250J Social Theory and Analysis
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features an extensive reading list, along with assignments and study materials.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course presents a survey of social theory from the 19th century to the present. The focus is on (a) the social grounds from which the theory arises; (b) the utility and limitations of older theories for current conditions; (c) the creation of new theory out of contemporary conditions; (d) sciences and technologies as the infrastructures upon which social institutions depend, are shaped, and shape.