Introductory lectures on contemporary social issues
ECTS:
1
Course Hours:
12
Tutorials Hours:
0
Language:
French
Examination Modality:
mém.
Objective
The objective of this conference cycle is to shed light on contemporary social issues, through the prism of sociology. After a general introduction, the course will address questions that cross our contemporary societies. Regularly, speakers who have conducted recent surveys in the humanities and social sciences will come to present their work. For students, the interest is twofold. On the one hand, each conference will introduce a major societal subject (gender relations, pay and school inequalities, conjugality in the internet age, student living conditions, work organization, etc.). In addition, each session will serve as an introduction to the social sciences, their methods, and their reasoning. Each of these topics, which are directly connected to students, will give rise to a discussion, which we hope will be lively.
The course consists of 8 sessions of 1.5 hours, which alternate between presentations by the teacher and invited lectures. All lectures are in French.
Written exam in the form of a quiz.
Planning
September 2 – Étienne Ollion: VSS: What Social Sciences Can (Say)
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)
September 16 – Étienne Ollion & Annina Claesson: Applications of LLMs to Social Sciences – The Case of Online Violence in the Political Sphere
3:15–4:45 pm
Amphi 200
September 30 – Philippe Coulangeon: The Impact of Parenting Styles on the Transmission of Cultural Capital
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)
October 14 – Paola Tubaro: Where Does AI Come From? Social Processes in the Production of AI Solutions
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)
November 18 – Samuel Coavoux: Do Platforms Lock Us into Filter Bubbles?
5:00–6:30 pm
Amphi 200
November 25 – Patrick Präg: Who Marries Whom? Assortative Mating in the 21st Century
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)
December 2 – Hesu Yoon: How Does Digital Data Help Us Understand Urban Processes?
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)
December 9 – Ivaylo Petev: When Love Is Not Enough: Inequalities in Couples’ Everyday Lives
5:00–6:30 pm
Room 1021001 (BEM)