SOC524 CULTURES OF MODERNITY
| Course Code: | 2320524 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. HASAN ÜNAL NALBANTOĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
The origins of modernity. Kantian and Hegelian visions of Enlightenment. Tradition and modernity; the aftermath of the Structuralist debates; different theoretical approaches to the constitution of modern ´subjectivity´. Post-modern politics and the question of democracy. The Enlightenment Project: incomplete or aborted?