Modernity: Theories of State, Economy and Society

6 Credits

Reflects on the concept of modernity through the examination of theories of society, economy and the state, and how modernity's promises of liberty, equality, and fraternity have been compromised from the outset. Students will study key theorists and moments in the history of modernity, and consider the dark side of modernity and critiques from both the "left" and the "right", the "culture of modernity", and the distinction between modernity and progress in history.