2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

ANTH 660 - Social Science and Critical Theory

Credits: 3 (NR)
Surveys key ideas of the Frankfurt School and its legacies today, including the critique of ideology; aesthetic theory; instrumental rationality; and analyses of the state, culture, and society. Writings by members of the Frankfurt School draw on many philosophical and methodological strands: radical humanism, Marxist analysis, cultural criticism, psychoanalysis, and political sociology.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, or permission of instructor.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0