| Course Title: Political Economy of Inequality |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| 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 |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 102 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-210, ECON-211, or ECON-212. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| CRPE0001 | CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor. |
| CRPE0002 | CRPE-2: Africana Studies - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Africana Studies major pathway and the CRPE Africana Studies minor. |
| CRPE0003 | CRPE-3: Critical Social Thought - Major Pathway | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Critical Social Thought major pathway. |
| EOS0003 | EOS-3: Structures of Inequality | This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor in the Structures of Inequality subject area |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 8 | Available: 10 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: slow down: the regrowth manifesto Author: saito, kohei Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781662602368 Publisher: astra house |
Required | 27.00 |
| Title: the idea of justice Author: sen, amartya Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780674060470 Publisher: belknap; harvard university press |
Required | 29.00 |
| Title: late fascism Author: toscano, Albert Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781839760204 Publisher: verso |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: the feminist subversion of the economy Author: Orozco, Amaia Perez Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781942173199 Publisher: common notions |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: writing the memoir Author: Barrington, Judith Copyright: 2002 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780933377509 Publisher: eighth mountain press |
Required | 15.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |