Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Prof. Dr. Anthony Waters


Lehrveranstaltungen

Methods of Microsociology (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anthony Waters

Termin:
wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10:15 - 11:45 | 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025 | C 6.316 Seminarraum

Inhalt: I will upload a syllabus under "Materials". We will talk about rhythms, public restrooms, football, pigeons, embarrassment, passing, race and ethnicity, inequality, gender, and a variety other subjects which are of interest to students.

Methods of Knowing about Ecological History (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Anthony Waters

Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 08:15 - 09:45 | 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025 | C 5.325 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Ecological history is about how the land and biosphere change in response to human culture and human organization. Some of this is popularized as it has been by Jared Diamond who wrote Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Collapse. More recently, and important book is The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wuthnow. Other works of relevance include William McNeill Plagues and Peoples, Alfred Crosby Ecological Imperialism, and William Cronon Changes in the Land.

Utopian Stories of the World Unite - Creative Fiction and Social Theory (FSL) (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Lynette Kirschner, Anthony Waters

Termin:
wöchentlich | Freitag | 12:15 - 13:45 | 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025 | C 9.102 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Fr, 16.05.2025, 12:15 - Fr, 16.05.2025, 15:45 | C 9.102 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Fr, 06.06.2025, 12:15 - Fr, 06.06.2025, 15:45 | C 9.102 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Fr, 20.06.2025, 12:15 - Fr, 20.06.2025, 15:45 | C 9.102 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Do not let dystopian ideas get you down. You can always look to utopians. In this course, creative writing and social theory are used to imagine a better world. Students apply theories and use creativity to make something abstract into a real world ... story. Students will write a collaborative novella using the techniques and theories covered during the course. Please note there are 3 double hours which mandatory attendance is required. The collaborative story and the writing assignments will be set up and started in these sessions. The schedule is in the material section.