Philosophies of Resistance: Philosophical Reflection on Movements for Social Justice

PHIL10101 Philosophies of Resistance: Philosophical Reflection on Movements for Social Justice 20 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 1 Graham Stevens Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course will introduce students to a wide range of philosophical traditions which are unified by their critical opposition to dominant power structures. It will include an exploration of traditions such as feminist theory, queer theory, and decolonial theory. This course will introduce students to a wide range of philosophical traditions which are unified by their critical opposition to dominant power structures. It will include an exploration of traditions such as feminist theory, queer theory, and decolonial theory. To introduce students to philosophies that have opposed dominant power structures by highlighting central traditions political resistance. Students should display a foundational understanding of the literatures surrounding political resistance as well as an ability to critically engage in central and closely connected debates. Analytical skills Research Written communication There will be a mixture of lectures and tutorials. 0 Other 50% 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 50% Students will compelte two writted assignments of 1500 words, both worth 50% The School of Social Sciences (SoSS) is committed to providing timely and appropriate feedback to students on their academic progress and achievement, thereby enabling students to reflect on their progress and plan their academic and skills development effectively. Students are reminded that feedback is necessarily responsive: only when a student has done a certain amount of work and approaches us with it at the appropriate fora is it possible for us to feed back on the student’s work. The main forms of feedback on this course are written feedback responses to assessed essays and exam answers.We also draw your attention to the variety of generic forms of feedback available to you on this as on all SoSS courses. These include: meeting the lecturer/tutor during their office hours; e-mailing questions to the lecturer/tutor; asking questions from the lecturer (before and after lecture); presenting a question on the discussion board on Blackboard; and obtaining feedback from your peers during tutorials. Y Gordon, A. and Davis, A., 2015. Keeping good time: Reflections on knowledge, power and people. Routledge.Sullivan, N., 2003. A critical introduction to queer theory. NYU Press.Kennedy, D.K., 2016. Decolonization: A very short introduction (Vol. 472). Oxford University Press. Lectures 20 Tutorials 10 0 170