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166-009 Politics and the Postcolonial World | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-123. Students who have completed 166-123 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Michael Dutton & Phillip Darby |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week |
Subject Description | This subject addresses the problems posed in the attempt to understand cultures other than one's own. It focuses principally on the non-West and the explanatory role of categories such as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and progress and development. Specific reference will be made to literary texts, history and film. Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to: demonstrate a knowledge of some of the issues raised by the attempt to study another culture; understand and assess a range of arguments which seek to expand the meaning of the political; understand how, and by whom, a culture is represented in a variety of texts, including novels, film and scholarly works; develop relevant knowledge and skills on which to base further studies in politics or cultural studies; demonstrate an improved facility in researching and writing essays and presenting arguments in class. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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