Contrasting Societies: Democracy, Dictatorship, and Trump

How do we explain the rise of Trump and what does it represent? Is it a moment of popular legitimation or a challenge to democracy’s development? To what extent is this turn something peculiar to the US? Does this resemble other transformations in the world? How do the last decades’ technological transformations shape conditions both for domination, and resistance, in these times? This sociology seminar depends on your reading course materials and developing their articulations with your own interests. Beyond each week’s preparation, you will be asked to write three 1500 word essays across the term that reflect that engagement.