Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3069: Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Introduction - Overview of module aims and methods

Part I: Theorising The Politics of Resistance

Who is the subject of resistance?

Why does resistance emerge?

What does it look and sound like?

Part II: Mapping Sites of Resistance

Case studies to be determined by class. Past case studies include: the IRA, the Tamil Tigers, Hip Hop music, the global justice movement, art as resistance, gay rights, Hamas, the ANC, the Zapatistas, and the Iranian Revolution.

Part III: Dilemmas of the Politics of Resistance

What is a progressive movement?

Practising direct action, is violence ever justified?

Another world is possible, but for whom?

Unintended Consequences

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
44	256

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	44	Lectures and seminars
Guided Independent study	256	A variety of private study tasks directed by module leader.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).