Using Foucault’s Methods – SOCI515

Instructor: Dr Nicole Vitellone

This module introduces students to the uses of Foucault’s theory and method in the social sciences. The module is structured to provide insight into the ways Foucault’s technique and method have been taken up in sociology and applied to social research.

Focusing on discourse as a cornerstone of Foucault’s methods, our aim is to reconsider the status of ‘reality’ in the social sciences.

Covering his key texts we address Foucault's method as an important device for studying power and society. In so doing the module seeks to engage students with the uses of Foucault's method for social science research and social inquiry.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO TIME 

Monday 25th March, 1st and 29th April, 3 - 5pm

Tuesday 7th May, 11am - 1pm 

Venue: Room SR8, South Campus Teaching Hub (SCTH)

For more information and to register, contact slsjpgr@liverpool.ac.uk.