SOCY 3393 Critical Sociology in a Time of Planetary Peril: Power, Control, and Resistance
This seminar explores challenges facing critical sociology in a time of resurgent racisms, planetary climate crisis, high-tech warfare, global economic inequality, digital cultural dominance, anti-feminism, anti-queerness, religious nationalism, and populist authoritarian governance. Seminar participants will be asked to engage with a variety of critical theoretical texts and with scholarship aimed at the pursuit of social justice.
Course overview
- Department
- Sociology
- School
- Boston College
- Credits
- 3
Requirements fulfilled
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Sociology: Sociology electives (18 credits, generally six courses) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Sociology: Upper-level Sociology electives (at least 9 of the 18 elective credits must be SOCY3000 or higher) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)