Capitalism, Work & Precarity (Spr) (L2901B)
Capitalism, Work & Precarity (Spr)
Module L2901B
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module offers students training in sociological approaches to and analyses of the phenomenon of work under capitalism. It addresses precarity as a social, political, and economic process. The module aims to provide an advanced critical understanding of precarity and the casualisation of working arrangements not as a neoliberal novelty and exception but, rather, as a structural trait of capitalism.
In this module, a first block focusing on the theory and history of the ‘making’ of exploitable working subjects will be coupled with a second part addressing contemporary sociological studies that investigate temporal reconfigurations in emerging working arrangements (gig economy, remote working, AI/automation and its training, etc.).
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate the knowledge and critical understanding of key concepts in social theory regarding the phenomenon of work and its subjects.
Apply their understanding of the relation between capitalism and work to specific cases and debates.
Analyse socio-economic processes and forms of precarious working arrangements with conceptual tools drawn from critical social theory, social history, and political sociology.
Develop ways of writing and analysing contemporary phenomena of precarity from a sociological perspective.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Mon 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
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Dr Yari Lanci
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