Sociology is the science of the social and also the "science of living together" (science of the living together, Latour 2005). The essence of this discipline lies in exploring the composition of society and contemplating possible ways of living together. However, the human social realm does not consist solely of human existence. How humans coexist with other species, nature, and materiality, and how they collectively create society, is a subject that transcends human-centered sociology—concerned with more than just human society.

This course introduces some influential (or contentious) concepts and discourses in the field of human and social sciences that explore the relationships among humans, non-human species, nature, and technological objects. These include topics like natural culture, companion species, multi-species, the social life of things, non-human actors, object politics, and technopolitics. Throughout this course, we will reflect on how these discourses question the distinctions between society and nature, human and non-human, subject and object, and the ideal and the real, as well as how they engage in non-human-centered sociological and political imaginations. Practical assignments encourage students to observe, analyze, and intervene in societies that are not exclusively human.