The module term will build on some of the key concerns of sociology that you have encountered already and will introduce a range of approaches to understanding our (post)-modern, globalized and multicultural world. These lectures will introduce a range of substantive problems, theories, arguments and examples which are important for developing an understanding of contemporary society. It will look at some of the key contemporary theorists such as Foucault and Bourdieu, as well as some of the key topics such as Modernity, Post-modernity, Feminisms, "race", animals, the anthroprocence and more.
- Module Supervisor: Maitrayee Deka
- Module Supervisor: Michael Halewood
- Module Supervisor: Linsey McGoey