Spring 2022  |  SOC 3215 Section 001: Supercapitalism: Labor, Consumption & the Environment in the New Global Economy (65703)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:
soph or jr or sr
Meets With:
GLOS 3215 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 425
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 12 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Far-reaching transformations of the global economy over the last seventy years in the realms of labor, consumption and the environment. The movement away from regulated national economies to a more fully integrated global economy; changing patterns and organization of production, employment, consumption, and waste disposal; rise of supercapitalism: a new culture of market rule over society and nature.
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?schurman+SOC3215+Spring2022
Class Description:
Far-reaching transformations of the global economy over the last seventy years in the realms of labor, consumption and the environment. The movement away from regulated national economies to a more fully integrated global economy; changing patterns and organization of production, employment, consumption, and waste disposal; rise of supercapitalism: a new culture of market rule over society and nature.
Who Should Take This Class?:
This class is an upper division course and assumes some prior knowledge of global studies and/or political economy.
Learning Objectives:
Well after this class is over, our goal is that students will be able to utilize the perspectives and knowledge they have acquired during the course to understand the ever-changing nature of the global political economy.
Grading:
Attendance and participation, 20%; Weekly commentaries, 20%; Take home mid-term, 25%; in class oral presentation, 10%; research paper, 25%.
Exam Format:
One take home mid-term.
Class Format:
This course is based on lectures, films, and a lot of in-class discussion. From the outset, I want you to know that (a) this course is very reading intensive, and (b) I expect you to do all of the readings all of the time. Active participation in this class is very important.
Workload:
3-5 hours/week outside of class; see above for content of work.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65703/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2021

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