Sociology 621, Class, State and Ideology

Fall 2011


2011 Syllabus

 

Lecture Notes & podcasts

 

Lecture 1. September 7, 2011. Marxism as an Emancipatory Social Science Outline 1 Notes 

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Lecture 2. September 12, 2011. The Anchor: Capitalism Outline 2 Notes Podcast .wma
Lecture 3. September 14, 2011. Critiques of Capitalism Outline 3 Notes Podcast .wav
Lecture 4. September 19, 2011. Transformation Outline 4 Notes Podcast .m4a (mpeg-4)
Lecture 5&6. September 21 & 26, 2011. Classical Historical Materialism: Part I & Part II Outline 5&6 Notes

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Lecture 7. September 28, 2011. Critiques of Classical Historical Materialism Outline 7 Notes

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Lecture 8. October 3, 2011. Marx's theory of Capitalism's Future Outline 8 Notes

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Lecture 9. October 5, 2011. Crisis and Trajectory Outline 9 Notes

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Lecture 10. October 10, 2011. What is Class? Outline 10 Notes

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Lecture 11. October 12, 2011. Exploitation (extended notes) Outline 11 Notes

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Lecture 11 continued and Lecture 12. October 17, 2011. Complexities of class structure Outline 12 Notes

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Lecture 12 continued.  October 19, 2011. Complexities of class structure    

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Lecture 13.  October 24, 2011. Class and Gender Outline 13 Notes

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Lecture 13 continued.  October 26, 2011. Class and Gender    

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Lecture 14.  October 26 & 31, 2011. Class and Race Outline 14 Notes

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Lecture 15.  November 2. Class Formation: basic concepts Outline 15 Notes

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Lecture 16.  November 7. Class formation: solidarity and rationality Outline 16 Notes

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Lecture 17.  November 9. Dilemmas of working class collective action Outline 17 Notes

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Lecture 18.  November 14. Class Compromise Outline 18 Notes

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Lecture 19 (beginning).  November 16. What is Politics? What is the State? Outline 19 Notes

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Lecture 19 (end) and Lecture 20.  November 21. What makes the capitalist state a capitalist state? Outline 20 Notes

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Lecture 20 (end).  November 28. What makes the capitalist state a capitalist state?    

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Lecture 21 (beginning).  November 28. The capitalist state and accumulation Outline 21 Notes

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Lecture 21 (end).  November 30. The capitalist state and accumulation    

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Lecture 22.  November 30. The capitalist state and the Working Class Outline 22 Notes

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Lecture 23.  December 5. What is Ideology? Outline 23 Notes

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Lecture 24.  December 7. Mystification Outline 24 Notes

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Lecture 25.  December 12. Hegemony and Legitimation Outline 25 Notes

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Lecture 26.  December 14. Micro-foundations of ideology Outline 26 Notes

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End of Semester weekend retreat at Upham Woods

 

 

Virginia Reel

  

Scenes from the Tavern

 

 

Walking in the Woods