Social Sciences 121 (09)                                                                                                John A. Lucy
Perspectives on Modernity: The Social                                                                             Office: J 450
         Organization of Capitalist Production                                                                       Phone: 2-3517
Autumn Quarter 2003                                                                                                      E-mail: jlucy@uchicago.edu
Class Meetings: Cobb 104, TuTh 10:30-11:50                                                                 Office Hours: Th 9-10:30
Interns:
    Paul Fricke <pcfricke@uchicago.edu>; (773) 752-2594; office hours W 2-3:30.
    Kelda Jamison < keldaj@uchicago.edu>; (773) 752-5839; office hours F 9-10:30.

Reading List

Books (available at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5757 University Avenue):

Adam Smith (1776), An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.  University of Chicago Press.

Karl Marx (1844-67), The Marx-Engels Reader (R. Tucker, ed., 2nd Edition 1978).  Norton.

Max Weber (1905), The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (T. Parsons, Trans.).  Routledge.

William Greider (1997).  One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism.  Touchstone.

Note: If buying used copies or borrowing from the library, try to get the edition listed here if possible.

Articles (available on reserve in Regenstein Library):

E. P. Thompson (1967), "Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism," Past and Present: Journal of Historical Studies 38: 56-97.

Bronislaw Malinowski (1922), Argonauts of the Western Pacific.  New York : E.P. Dutton: selections (1-2, 27-33, 49-62, 80-104, 156-163, 166-176, 189-191, 350-365, 509-518).

Course Requirements

Due dates are indicated in the attached Schedule of Readings and Assignments.

(1) Submission of three short papers.  The first paper will be slightly shorter and represent 10% of the final grade.  The second and third papers each represent one third of the final grade.  If an extension is required, it must be requested before the due date.  Late papers will be marked down.

(2) Submission each week of a brief questions or critical comments on the reading assignment for that day.  Questions will be marked 0 to 3 depending on quality.  These questions in conjunction with contribution to class discussion constitute the remaining quarter of the final grade.

(3) Participation in class discussion of the readings.  Quality and appropriateness of comments will be valued over quantity.

Schedule of Readings and Assignments

Week 1 (25 pp)

09/30 Overview of the course
10/02 Smith Introduction (1-4), Book 1: Chapters 1-3 (7-25)

Week 2 (85 pp)

10/07 Smith Book 1: Chapters 4-6 (26-61)
10/09 Smith Book 1: Chapters 7-9 (62-110)
First Paper Assigned

Week 3 (97 pp)

10/14 Malinowski  Argonauts (selections: 1-2, 27-33, -49-62, 80-104).
10/16 Malinowski  Argonauts (selections: 156-163, 166-176, 189-191, 350-365, 509-518).

Week 4 (42 pp)

10/20 First Paper Due
10/21 Marx  Capital, Part I (302-28)
10/23 Marx Capital, Part II (329-43) [Intern]

Week 5 (76 pp)

10/28 Marx Capital, Part III (344-76)
10/30 Marx Capital, Part IV (377-416), Part V (417-19)
Second Paper Assigned

Week 6 (52 pp)

11/04 Marx Capital, Part VII (419-430), Part VIII (431-38)
11/06 Marx Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844 (70-101)

Week 7 (59 pp)

11/10 Second Paper Due
11/11 Thompson "Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism" (56-97)
11/13 Weber Author's Introduction (13-31)

Week 8 (145 pp)

11/18 Weber Part I, Chs. 1-3 (35-92)
11/20 Weber Part II, Chs. 4-5 (95-183)
Third Paper Assigned

Week 9 (100 pp)

11/25 Greider Part I & II: ch. 1-4 (11-80); also recommended: ch. 5-7.
11/27 No class (Thanksgiving)

Week 10 (100 pp)

12/02 Greider Part III & IV: ch. 15-17 (333-415); also recommended ch. 19.
12/04 Third Paper Due