Sociology 448
Seminar: Social Change
Fall 2003
Dr. Scott SchafferCourse Presentation Schedule
Note: Starred dates have split reading schedules – you should present on the readings your group was assigned, plus the others if you can. For all other dates, present on all assigned materials except Methods in Social Movements Research, which will be discussed by everyone in the class. You should also feel free to discuss some of the suggested readings in your presentation.
Text Presentations:
W Sep 3: Weber; Marx Don Sulpizio M Sep 8: Durkheim; Parsons, Gurr Everyone presents W Sep 10: Gramsci Sarah Jacobson M Sep 15: Skocpol Holly Nagy W Sep 17: Huntington Evan Gentry M Sep 22: Tilly Steph Zolomij W Sep 24: Scott Sean Boyer * M Oct 6: SMR, parts II-IV John Walton * W Oct 8: SMR, parts V-VII Donna Drew * W Oct 15: SMR, parts VIII-X Jerry Lapp M Oct 20: WCTD, pp. 3-130 Brian McCue W Oct 22: SCEE, pp. 3-54 + Parts II-IV Chris Daly M Oct 27: WCTD, pp. 131-217 Everyone presents W Oct 29: SCEE, pp. 279-371 Kristen Seip M Nov 3: WCTD, pp. 218-260 Jill Smith W Nov 5: SCEE, pp. 371-461 Everyone presents * M Nov 10: CGG pp. 1-108 Everyone presents * W Nov 12: CGG: pp. 109-234 Everyone presents M Nov 17: WATP, pp. 7-76, 150-153 Jesse Bradley W Nov 19: WATP, pp. 77-149 Everyone presents Research Presentation Schedule
Please remember that the final version of your term project paper is DUE with your presentation. Presentations will be cut off at 12 minutes, so please rehearse and time yours accordingly.
The listings below are not the official order – we’ll decide that on the day of presentation. You should also work to give me either a title for the paper or a summation of your topic no later than Mon Nov 17; that way, I can update this schedule to provide people with an idea of what you’ll be discussing.
Mon Nov 24: Don Sulpizio; Steph Zolomij
Mon Dec 1: Holly Nagy; Sean Boyer; John Walton
Wed Dec 3: Chris Daly; Sarah Jacobson; Jesse Bradley; Jerry Lapp; Donna Drew
Mon Dec 8: Jill Smith; Kristen Seip; Evan Gentry; Brian McCue