SOCI 395: Special Topics in Sociology

SOCI 395-001: Post-Soviet Life
(Spring 2015)

01:30 PM to 04:15 PM T

Buchanan Hall D023

Section Information for Spring 2015

SOCI 395 - 001: Post-Soviet Life

In this course, we will explore the “fall of communism” and how the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have transformed since 1989. What exactly happened in the late 1980s and specifically in 1989? Why did the Soviet Union end?

We then turn to the ways that people have sought to survive and create new cultural and political practices within the market relations and commodification in the post-socialist era. We will explore a wide range of topics, including oligarchs, commodification, art, music, criminality, nationalism, violence, workers, gender, the self, religion, public health, and the environment.

Finally, how do people remember the socialist past? How are they reestablishing relations with the Soviet past to envision their future?

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Introduces the research interests of the faculty, offering new courses that reflect current issues not yet incorporated into the curriculum. Offers, in addition, advanced study into topics covered in the standing curriculum. Topics change by semester. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: SOCI 101
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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