| Course Title: Political Economy of Inequality |
| Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: This seminar develops a historical and theoretical analysis of issues and concerns arising from a Marxian specification of social and economic inequality. Using class as a lens for examining relationships between individuals, institutions, and society, the course examines the role of markets and the state in social and economic life, and the challenges of achieving class justice for all. Issues of governance, subjectivity, production, and reproduction in economic and social spheres are addressed in the writings of Darity, Hamilton, DeMartino, Marx, Williams, Robinson, Taylor, Loury, and others. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lucas Wilson | 413-538-2432 | lbwilson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 02:30PM - 03:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 02:15PM - 04:00PM | Weekly | ||
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 03:00PM - 04:00PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-210, ECON-211, or ECON-212. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| MEET0004 | +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: the economics of inequality Author: piketty, thomas Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780674504806 Publisher: belknap, harvard university press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: contending economic theories Author: wolff and resnick, richard and stephen Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780262517836 Publisher: mit press |
Required | 41.00 |
| Title: beyond the periphery of the skin Author: fedirici, sylvia Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781629637068 Publisher: PM Press, None edition |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: the idea of justice Author: sen, amartya Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780674060470 Publisher: belknap; harvard university press |
Required | 29.00 |
| Title: The Haves and the Have-Nots Author: Milanovic, Branko Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780465031412 Publisher: Basic Books |
Required | 14.75 |
| Title: deaths of despair Author: case and deaton, anne and angus Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780691190785 Publisher: princeton university press |
Required | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |