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Politics
Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance
Module POL3069 for 2021/2
Module POL3069 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3069: Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
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 | 0 |
...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 | 22 x 2 hr seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 124 | Reading |
Guided Independent Study | 12 | Group work |
Guided Independent Study | 100 | Preparation for summative essays |
Guided Independent Study | 20 | Preparation for presentation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).