Academic Catalog

SOC502 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY II

Course Code: 2320502
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Sociology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAÐATAY TOPAL
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The aim of this course is to make students familiar with concepts, issues and debates in the field of contemporary social and critical theory. It will examine key concepts such as representation, power, subjectivity, desire, signification, sexuality, the unconscious, and difference by way of examining major continental critical theories.