‘The personal is the political’ – discuss this slogan in relation to Frantz Fanon’s analysis of the relationship between structure and agency
How might the work of Mary Douglas be applied to mask-wearing in the context of Covid-19?
Compare and contrast ‘sovereign power’ and ‘biopower’.
In what ways might Sloterdijk’s writing on spheres, spherology and foams be relevant to life under ‘lockdown’?
What does ‘common sense’ mean for Stuart Hall and why did he consider it central to contemporary political discourses?
‘Our sense of space is profoundly gendered.’ Use Doreen Massey’s writings to explore this claim.
How does the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries address the role of science and technology in efforts to reimagine the futures of human societies?
Discuss the role of speculative sociological fiction in analysing the contemporary world
