Category: Education
Critical Thinking Series: Reading As The Arena Of Critical Thinking
Structure & Agency In Contemporary Social Theory
One of the main concerns of theorists of society in the 20th century has been the question of the relation between structure and agency. Describe three different schools of thought in social theory (make sure that you identify the main figures in relation to that question and compare each school’s … Continue Reading Structure & Agency In Contemporary Social Theory
Labour & The Self
What is Karl Marx’s conceptualization of the self? How is it shaped by labor processes? According to Karl Marx, an individual’s self-identity influences their local context or is it always the converse? Refer to at least two contexts – for example: the workplace, neighborhood, family, etc. INTRODUCTION Karl Marx’s … Continue Reading Labour & The Self
Summary of Classical Sociological Theory
The basic premise of all classical sociological theory is that the contemporary world is the outcome of a transition from “traditional” to “modern” societies. Explain how Karl Marx, Max Weber, & Emile Durkheim describe this transition. How do they define the consequences of such a transition on western societies? What … Continue Reading Summary of Classical Sociological Theory
Critical Thinking Series: Education & Colonial Assimilation
A Short List of Articles on the Impact of Intersectional Hegemony on the lives of Black People In The US
“5 Black Women Share Their Experiences With the Police” by Darnell Moore – http://mic.com/articles/122714/5-black-women-share-their-experiences-with-the-police “The Pay Gap Is Even Worse for Black Women, and That’s Everyone’s Problem” – AAUW – http://www.aauw.org/2015/07/21/black-women-pay-gap/ “30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us It’s An Epidemic” by Alanna Vagianos – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/domestic-violence-statistics_n_5959776.html “7 Truths About … Continue Reading A Short List of Articles on the Impact of Intersectional Hegemony on the lives of Black People In The US
An Overview of Dialectics & Historical Materialism
D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 4 Summary – Cishetpatriarchy, Gender, & Sexuality
D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 3 Summary – Race & white supremacist racism
D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 2 Summary – Socialism
Liberation Circle & Reading Summaries from D.A.T.T. Freedom School Summer 2015 – Week 2 Socialism The Storify this topic’s Liberation Circle tweet chat can be found HERE. Summary of “Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan Africanism” by Kwame Ture/Stokely Carmichael – Chapter 7: The Dialectics of Liberation In Chapter Seven of his seminal … Continue Reading D.A.T.T. Freedom School Week 2 Summary – Socialism
