STOSO - CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY (A-M)

courses
ID:
STOSO
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY /CORSO GENERICO Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Overview

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (07/10/2025 - 31/01/2026)

Syllabus

Course Objectives


The course aims to present a critical history of sociological thought, with a focus on the humanities and social sciences, through a rereading of authors and works through the lens of the concept of utopia.Furthermore, the course aims to present some of the recent currents of debate on current issues.Overall, the course aims to equip students with an adequate foundation in sociological thought and the critical tools for interpreting social phenomena.

Course Prerequisites


No prerequisites.

Teaching Methods


Lectures and use of computer and multimedia teaching aids..

Assessment Methods


Oral exam

Texts


1. F. Crespi, M. Cerulo, Il pensiero sociologico, Seconda edizione, il Mulino, Bologna, 2022.
2. D. Altobelli, L’eredità del presente. Capitalismo, forme di vita, utopia, Mimesis, Milano, 2023.
3. Un testo a scelta tra

K. Marx, Antologia. Capitalismo. Istruzioni per l’uso, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2015.
Karl Mannheim, Ideologia e utopia, il Mulino, Bologna, fuori stampa.
C. Wright Mills, L’immaginazione sociologia, il Saggiatore, Milano, 2018.
H. Marcuse, Eros e civiltà, Einaudi, Torino, 2001.
J. Baudrillard, Lo specchio della produzione, Mimesis, Milano-Udine 2020.
U. Beck, La società del rischio, Carocci, Roma, 2020.
A. Giddens, Le conseguenze della modernità. Fiducia e rischio, sicurezza e pericolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1994.
Z. Bauman, Modernità liquida, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2000.
R. Levitas, The Concept of Utopia, Peter Lang, Oxford UK, 2011.
Z. Bauman, D. Lyon, Sesto potere. La sorveglianza nella modernità liquida, Laterza, Bari-Roma, 2014.

R. Jaeggi, Forme di vita e capitalismo, Rosenberg & Sellier, Torino, 2016.
Cacciari M., Prodi P., Occidente senza utopie, il Mulino, Bologna, 2016.
S. Zuboff, Il capitalismo della sorveglianza. Il futuro dell’umanità nell’era dei nuovi poteri, Luiss University Press, Milano, 2019.
N. Elias, Natura, conoscenza, utopia, Milano, 2025.

Contents


The course offers, through the lens of utopia as a concept, idea, and image, a reconstructive and critical overview of sociological thought from its origins to the present day. Major authors, theories, and concepts are presented and discussed, with reference to relevant literature.

Course Language


Italian

More information


The teacher will meet you before or after class.You can contact the teacher by email at dario.altobelli@unich.it or on Teams.

Degrees

Degrees

SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY  
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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