SOC 4030 Paris: City of Literary and Social Revolutions
Paris has been a center of literary and social revolutions throughout the centuries. Writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers have participated in these revolutions through their work, all while trying to make sense of the changing city. Sociological theorists have attempted to do the same thing through their writings on these same issues. How can the literary world, writ large, help us understand Paris as a revolutionary city? Similarly, how can sociological theorists help us better understand the roles these writers played in these revolutions? This course takes a collaborative approach to Paris as a revolutionary city, using social theory and literature, as well as other forms of art, to understand the city through the eyes of social theorists and artists.