Theories of History

3 Credits.

This course will explore the ways that social theorists have thought about time, temporality, and historical change. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and revisiting classic texts as well as more recent scholarship, this course is open to PhD students in both humanities and social sciences. Readings may include, among others, Marx, Du Bois, Benjamin, Bloch, Hunt, Koselleck, Scott, Anderson, Adam, Postone, Steinmetz, Sewell, etc.