SOCI 354
Detailed examination of topics in Sociology.
SOCI 390
Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research proposal at the end of the term.
SOCI 403
Focuses on the social forces that shape the body, instead of looking at it as a biological fact. Topics include how the body is socially constructed, how these constructions influence our bodily experience, the relationship between the body and the rise of consumer culture, developments in technology and changes in the healthcare system. Discusses the impact of these developments on aging, disabled, sexualized and racialized bodies
SOCI 406
Examination of economic, social, and political change in major Asian countries from the nineteenth century up until today from a comparative and historical perspective. Discussion of capitalism, modernization, colonialism, nationalism, socialism, developmentalism, and neoliberalism with reference to the experiences of China, India, Japan, (North and South) Korea, and other countries.
SOCI 410
Deals with ideologies such as Marxism, Fascism, Liberalism & Social Democracy. This course also compares nationalism in European and non-European countries.
SOCI 358
SOCI 402
Major social scientific theories and concepts that examine mass media and computermediated communication. Use of foundational and contemporary concepts to examine the role of communication and information technologies in shaping interactions among economics, politics, culture, and the broader society. Study of media and communication as objects of social scientific inquiry in relation to issues such as politics of representation, social movements, inequality, affect, and the state.
SOCI 405
An introduction to the fundamental concepts and issues in the study of science and technology. Focuses on the reciprocal ways in which science and technology shape society and the ways in which society shapes science and technology. Employs a multidisciplinary point of view in the social sciences and humanities and asks philosophical (how to define science and technology?), sociological (how does science and technology interact with social categories, such as gender and race), historical (how does the historical development of science and technology inform them today? How do past debates matter?), and political (how does power matter in the practice of science and technology? How should science and technology be controlled democratically?) questions.
SOCI 409
Images of race, ethnicity and gender in media and particularly the ways in which gender, ethnicity and race are constructed and represented in different communication contexts, the reproduction of prejudice and discrimination, media policy, structural factors associated with inequalities regarding access to media, and information, communication and media policy.
SOCI 412
Reviews the field of digital game studies and historically situates the emergence of video games as a medium. Explores the theoretical landscape of contemporary game studies; focuses on topics such as video game theory, political economy and space, video game labor, race, gender, sexuality, design and software, globalisation, pedagogy, resistance, aesthetics, and research methods.
SOCI 357
Detailed examination of topics in Sociology.
SOCI 395
Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research proposal at the end of the term.
SOCI 404
This course examines qualitative methods used in social science research, focusing primarily on participant-observation, on asking questions, on writing fieldnotes, and on the transformation of these primary field data into written ethnographic documents. Course readings on specific research methods will contribute to the formulation of a simple research project to be carried out during the semester. Literature on the theoretical and ethical aspects of these methods will also be considered.
SOCI 407
Examines historical and contemporary political processes and structures in Latin American societies. Focuses on Latin American class and political structures. Includes topics such as colonization and independence of Latin American countries, post-independence economic development, populism, military dictatorship, debt crisis, neoliberalism and globalization.
SOCI 411
Presents and discusses major sociological dimensions of migration.Examines reasons of migration, different categories of migrants, theories of international migration, socio-economic implications migration flows.Analyzes concepts closely related with sociology of migration, such as race, class, ethnicity, gender, diaspora formation, transnationalism, identity and belonging, integration, and social exclusion.
