Description
This module examines the development of modern social theory by looking in detail at the ideas of European thinkers such as Rousseau, Marx, Freud, Lévi-Strauss, and Laclau and Mouffe.
It investigates how these thinkers conceived of society and social change, exploring themes such as inequality, historical materialism and capitalism, civilisation and taboo, cultural diversity, the subject and the social, and democracy. It also explores the methodological and philosophical premises of social theory.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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