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Readings Section I Introduction & Recapturing the Past September 5 & September 10 Philip Abrams, "History, Sociology, Historical Sociology," Past and Present 87 (1980): 3-16 Charles Tilly, “Historical Sociology” prepared for the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, June 1999. Recapturing the Past September 12 & September 17 Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot . Section II Reconstructing Causes and Conditions September 19 & September 24 & September 26 Theda Skocpol, "Recurrent Strategies and Emerging Agendas in Historical Sociology," Chapter 11 of Vision and Method in Historical Sociology. William Sewell, "Marc Bloch and the Logic of Comparative History," History and Theory 6 (1967): 208-18. Reconstructing Causes and Conditions Anthony W. Marx, Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United States, South Africa and Brazil Introduction, Parts I & II and Conclusion. Section III Reconstructing Events October 8 & October 10 & October 15 Ron Aminzade, “Historical Sociology and Time,” Sociological Methods and Research 20 (1992): 459-80. Larry J. Griffin, “Temporality, Events and Explanation in Historical Sociology,” Sociological Methods and Research 20 (1992): 403-427. William H. Sewell, “Historical Events as Transformations of Structures: Inventing Revolution at the Bastille,” Theory and Society 25/26 (1996): 841-881. Section IV October 17 & October 22 Reconstructing Practices Norbert Elias, The Civilizing Process Pp. 42-178 Reconstructing Practices Philippe Aries, Centuries of Childhood Part I. Section V Reconstructing Relations October 31 Charles Tilly, “Micro, Macro, or Megrim?” in Mikrogeschihte, Makrogeschichte: komplmentar oer inkommensurabel? Mit Beitragen von Maurizio Gribaudi, Giovanni Levi und Charles Tilly (Wallstein Verlag, 1998). November 7 and November 12 Roger Gould, Insurgent Identities: Class, Community and Protest in Paris from 1848 to the Commune Section VI Papers November 14 & November 19 November 21 & November 26 These two weeks will be spent discussing paper topics. By this date you need to have decided on a topic, discussed it with me or the TA and prepared a preliminary 10-15 minute exposition of the material you would like to use. These presentations should be seen as a group effort to discuss and improve ongoing projects. Section VII Reconstructing Identities November 28 Margaret Somers, "The Narrative Constitution of Identity: A Relational and Network Approach," Theory and Society 23 (1994): 605-649. Rogers Brubaker and Frederick Cooper, “Beyond Identity” Theory and Society 29 (2000): 1-47. Reconstructing Identities December 3 and December 5 Marion Kaplan, Between Dignity and Despair. Conclusions |