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Teaching Sociological Theory Practically

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Seth Abrutyn

As I’ve written on the topic of teaching classical theory several times previously (here, here, and here – and spoken a bit here and here), this post is devoted to thinking about teaching theory differently. Moving forward, if you will. … Continue reading →

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So, You Are Assigned Classical Sociological Theory in the Fall…

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Seth Abrutyn

My best advice: RUN! Of course, this is tongue-in-cheek. This is the first of two essays I am writing on teaching theory. It’s been some time since I put words to paper on this (here, here, and here), and my … Continue reading →

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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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