A painting of Michel Foucault, a 20th century French philosopher and social theorist. Some of Foucault's work is read in this course. (Photo courtesy of kong niffe on Flickr. CC-BY-NC.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Michael M.J. Fischer
MIT Course Number
21A.750J / STS.250J
As Taught In
Fall 2011
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers major theorists and theoretical schools since the late 19th century. Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Bourdieu, Levi-Strauss, Geertz, Foucault, Gramsci, and others.
