Mannheim Discussion
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Readings in communication theory and social thought
Robbie McClintock and Frank Moretti, Instructors
- Office hours:
- McClintock (322 Thompson Hall): Wednesdays, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Thursdays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. (Schedule slot with Neemisha Martin @ 212 678 3344 or nmartin@tc.edu)
- Moretti (603 Lewisohn Hall): By appointment (Schedule time with Teresa Gonzales @ 212 854 1692 or teresa@columbia.edu)
Karl Mannheim (1893-1947)
- For a brief bio, see Oxford Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Discussion reading
- Karl Mannheim. Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge. 1929. Louis Wirth and Edward Shils, trans., New York: Harvest Books, 1936. Chapters I, II, and V; pp. 1-108, 264-311. Electronic Reserve. $15.00.
Supplemental resources
- Colin Loader and David Kettler. Karl Mannheim's Sociology as Political Education. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2001.
- Karl Mannheim. From Karl Mannheim. Kurt H. Wolff, ed., New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1993. A good anthology. For MSTU5606 last year, the Mannheim reading consisted of Chapters III, VIII, and IX; pp. 187-243 and 438-523. Electronic Reserve. $24.95.


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