Suggested preparation: Interest in history, cultural studies and social questions.
About this course
Explore selected Black Studies material on neoliberalism, rights and cultural change. The playlist combines segments from a focused lecture with reflections on teaching and interpreting cultural phenomena.
Topics and lesson examples
- 25. Neoliberalism and the End of History – Part 1: Introduction
- 25. Neoliberalism and the End of History – Part 6: Populism & Big Data, Facebook Dark Posts
- Political Context for the Course
- Building on the Personal
- Lecture 26, Part 2: Student Perspectives on the Course
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 24 |
| Video duration | 4h 13m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Interest in history, cultural studies and social questions.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Black Studies: Culture, Neoliberalism and Social Change | Intermediate | 25. Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 1: Introduction · 25. Neoliberalism and the End of History - Part 6: Populism & Big Data, Facebook Dark Posts · Political Context for the Course | 4h 13m of video; practice time is additional |
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| Free Yale Course: Foundations of Modern Social Theory | Beginner | Social analysis · Critical reading · Argument comparison | 19h 44m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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