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October 21

Elias: The Civilizing Process

  • Gouldsblom, Johan/ Mennell, Stephen, 1998: The Norbert Elias Reader. Oxford, Blackwell (Reserve by Individual Title)
  • Introduction, pp. 1-2
  • 6 An Outline of The Civilizing Prozess, pp. 39-45
  • 7 Kultur and Civilization, pp. 46-50
  • 8 The Rise of the Fork, pp. 51-54
  • 10 Civilization and Rationalization, pp. 61-67
October 23

Michel Faucoult on Repression

  • Michel Faucoult, The Repressive Hypothesis. From Paul Rabinow, The Foucault Reader: 301-329 (Reserve).
  • Michel Foucoult, Sexual Discourse and Power. (Source: Alexander/Seidman, Culture and Society. Chapter 18:199-204 - Reserve)
October 25

Niklas Luhmann on Semantics 

  • Luhmann, Niklas, 1986: Love as Passion. Cambridge, Polity Press. P. 9-57 (Reserve)

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