Category Archives: Teaching

Initial Results: Teaching Grad Theory

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Seth Abrutyn

Well, the term is over. Not simply because of Covid, but because UBC is on a 13-week semester and class ended last week. I am reporting, unscientifically, initial evidence from my experiment. First, a note on how the class ended … Continue reading →

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What Is the Point of Sociological Theory?

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Seth Abrutyn

This morning, I will be embarking on graduate contemporary theory for the eighth time in my career. Every year, it has evolved – sometimes quite significantly – making me the guy who won’t commit to a recurring syllabus and, thereby, … Continue reading →

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The Pedagogical Dead-End Known as “Classical” Sociological Theory

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Seth Abrutyn

This is the first in a series of (increasingly more practical) posts about teaching classical theory; or, perhaps, not teaching it. I have written about  this elsewhere, recently tweeted a thread, and recently recorded two different podcasts (here and here) … Continue reading →

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