SO427.html

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layout: lse
title: "SO427: Modern Social Thought"
course_code: SO427
course_url: http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/SO/2017_SO427.htm
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<p>This is <em>the</em> critical theory class to take at LSE, covering Adorno, Benjamin, Foucault, and Baudrillard. Highly recommended for theory fans. There's no auditing—you'll have to actually take it, so make sure to submit a good statement to maximise your chances of getting in. It's definitely a lot of work, but it's a very autonomous and creative type of work, with great readings and a free-form essay on a topic of your choice (no group projects).</p>

<h2>Essays</h2>

<p>I wrote two essays for this class: one formative (not assessed), and one summative (assessed). For the formative, I wrote a 2,500 word <a href="/pdfs/SO427-adorno.pdf">response paper to Adorno's Theses Against Occultism</a> (mark: 77). For the summative, I wrote a 5,000 word <a href="/pdfs/SO427-matrix.pdf">essay on The Matrix</a> drawing on Adorno and Baudrillard (mark: a slightly disappointing 65, though I don't disagree with the feedback).

<h2>Lecture notes</h2>