Envisioning Real Utopias Discussions
2007: University of California, Berkeley
2008: joint seminar, University of Wisconsin and University of Buenos Aires
2007
9-part seminar in the department of sociology, University of California - Berkeley
4-part lecture and discussion, Department of Political Science, METU, Ankara, Turkey
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BERKELEY SEMINAR This seminar revolves around the draft manuscript of a book, Envisioning Real Utopias. In each session students read one or two chapters of the book on the schedule indicated below. Notes from the discussion are linked to each session. |
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| Date | Chapter from Envisioning Real Utopias |
Reading interrogations |
Notes from discussion |
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1 |
Monday, October 15 |
Preface and Chapter 1. The Tasks of Emancipatory Social Science |
session 1 | |
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2 |
Wednesday, October 17 |
Chapter 2. What’s so bad about Capitalism? |
session 2 | session 2 |
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3 |
Friday, October 19 |
Chapter 3. Thinking about Alternatives to Capitalism Chapter 4. The Socialist Compass |
session 3 | session 3 |
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4 |
Monday, October 22 |
Chapter 5. Real Utopias I: Social Empowerment and the State |
session 4 | session 4 |
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5 |
Wednesday, October 24 |
Chapter 6. Real Utopias II: Social Empowerment and the Economy |
session 5 | session 5 |
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6 |
Friday, October 26 |
Chapter 7. Elements of a theory of transformation |
session 6 | session 6 |
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7 |
Monday, October 30 |
Chapter 8. Ruptural Transformation |
session 7 | session 7 |
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8 |
Wednesday, October 31 |
Chapter 9. Interstitial Transformation |
session 8 | session 8 |
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9 |
Friday, November 2 |
Chapter 10. Symbiotic Transformation |
session 9 | session 9 |
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Powerpoint Slides, Talk on "Emancipatory Social Science", Berkeley Sociology Department Lecture Series on public sociology (October 23, 2007). Comment by Nazanin Shahrokn on talk. |
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| Date | Lecture title | seminar discussion | powerpoints | |
| 1 | Monday, November 12 | A framework for Emancipatory Social Science | discussion 1 | |
| 2 | Tuesday, November 13 | Diagnosis & Critique | discussion 2 | Lecture 2 |
| 3 | Wednesday, November 14 | Alternatives | discussion 3 | Lecture 3 |
| 4 | Thursday, November 15 | Transformation | discussion 4 | Lecture 4 |
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SESSION |
DATE |
READING | INTERROGATIONS | SEMINAR AGENDA | SEMINAR SESSION AUDIO RECORDING |
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1 |
Jan. 24 |
Introduction to the seminar |
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audio | |
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2 |
Jan. 31 |
Preface and Chapter 1. The Tasks of Emancipatory Social Science |
audio | ||
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3 |
Feb. 7 |
Chapter 2. What’s so bad about Capitalism? |
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4 |
Feb. 14 |
Chapter 3. Thinking about Alternatives to Capitalism |
audio: part I part II | ||
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Feb. 20 |
no seminar session |
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5 |
Feb. 28 |
Chapter 4. The Socialist Compass |
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6 |
March 6 |
Chapter 5. Real Utopias I: Social Empowerment and the State |
audio: part I part II | ||
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7 |
March 13 |
Chapter 6. Real Utopias II: Social Empowerment and the Economy |
audio: part I part II | ||
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8 |
March 27 |
Chapter 7. Elements of a theory of transformation |
audio | ||
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9 |
April 3 |
Chapter 8. Ruptural Transformation |
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audio | |
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10 |
April 10 |
Chapter 9. Interstitial Transformation |
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audio | |
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11 |
April 17 |
Chapter 10. Symbiotic Transformation |
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audio | |
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April 24 |
No seminar session |
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May 1 |
No seminar session |
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May 8 |
No seminar session |
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May 9-11 |
Participants at the end of semester Conference on Envisioning Real Utopias, May 9-11 2008
