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 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.
