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Instructors: Dr. Jan Wilkens
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
IPT1: Postcolonial T
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 25
Comments/contents:
Postcolonialism and postcolonial studies have a long tradition in different academic fields. Although the exact meaning of the term is contested among scholars, research in the social sciences have highlighted the importance of postcolonial approaches to current issues in global politics. In most general terms, postcolonial approaches seek to dissect how power relations are constructed and shape subjectivities and agency. Against this background, postcolonial approaches demand critical ways in which academics think about how 'the global’ is constituted and in which ways it is connected to 'the local'. Notably, postcolonial studies speak to various academic disciplines, is not limited to a particular set of theories or methodologies and invites academics to rethink exiting epistemological and ontological assumptions. While key authors have formulated their contributions to the field of postcolonial studies based on the insights of Marxism, Poststructuralism, and Constructivism it not only seeks to critically engage with Eurocentrism within many dominant theoretical approaches, but also seeks to engage with normative questions about power and the patterns in which knowledge is and should be generated today. Within IR, postcolonial approaches increasingly shape current debates and are a substantial resource for the field of Global IR. The course will not only engage with existing post- and de-colonial approaches, but will also explore new pathways within IR based on postcolonial approaches.
Learning objectives:
The goal in this class is threefold:
1) This class seeks to introduce main themes, issues and key concepts of Postcolonialism.
2) On this basis, the class will critically discuss existing work and different contributions within IR.
3) Drawing on these discussions, students will develop their own projects in which students are able to not only critically engage with existing paradigms and understandings of global politics, but also work on their own case studies.
Didactic concept:
This course is based on discussions and active engagement by and with all participating students. Given the current circumstances, this online course will make use of different available online tools and a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching modes. The platforms used to facilitate interaction is Microsoft Teams and Zoom. After the first part of the term, each session starts with a short input by students (Studienleistung) that kicks of the discussion. The course convenor provides short presentations and discuss main topics and questions students have provided.
Stine: Registration
Zoom: synchronous teaching (participants will receive the link by email to the UHH-email account), office hours with course convenor (individual links provided)
Microsoft Teams: Main and general plattform of communication for this course. Providing the syllabus, required readings, presentations/videos of course convenor, submission of required assignments, chat with course convenor.
UHH-Email: Please make sure you have access to your UHH-Email Account (name.lastname@studium.uni-hamburg.de) in order to receive and send Emails. In cases where Emails are used, only Emails from official UHH Accounts are accepted.
Literature:
- Adib-Moghaddam, A. (2011) A Metahistory of the Clash of Civilisations: Us and Them beyond Orientalism. London: C. Hurst & Co.
- Ashcroft, B., G. Griffiths and H. Tiffin (1998) Key Concepts in Post-colonial Studies. London: Routledge.
- Bhambra, G. K. (2007). Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination. Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Castro Varela, M. und N. Dhawan (2015) Postkoloniale Theorie: Eine Kritische Einführung. Bielefeld: transcript.
- Chakrabarty, D. (2000) Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Diez, T., I. Bode, and A. Fernandes da Costa (Eds.) (2011) Key Concepts in International Relations. London: Sage.
- Hobson, J. M. (2004) The Eastern Origins of Western Civilization. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press
- Huggan, G. (Ed.) (2013) The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Moore-Gilbert, B. J. (1997) Postcolonial Theory: Contexts, Practices, Politics. London; New York: Verso.
- Said, E. (1979) Orientalism. New York: Vintage.
- Spivak, G. C. (1988) 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'. In Marxism and the interpretation of culture, edited by C. Nelson and L. Grossberg, 271-313. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Please note: The reading list for each session indicates required and recommended readings. While a good command of required readings is compulsory and necessary for each session, recommended readings are to be considered if writing an essay or preparing discussions about a particular topic.
Additional examination information:
Leistungsanforderungen:
- Modul Internationale Politische Theorie (IPT1): Studienleistungen (siehe A) und Take-Home-Exame (THE) (siehe B)
- Wahlbereich: Studienleistungen (siehe A)
A) Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
Regular participation and short presentation (10-15 min) by each participant (individual or group presenation) either uploaded as video or during live/synchronous session.
B) Modulteilprüfung:
Prüfungsart: Take-Home-Exame (THE)
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 2000 Wörter, plus Literaturliste min. 5 Titel/Referenzen.
Abgabetermin: 09.07.2021
Abgabeort: By Email as PDF to course convenor
https://www.uni-hamburg.de/elearning/methoden/online-pruefen/take-home-exams.html#konzeption
Ausgabeort der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung (gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE):
Sprechstunde des Lehrenden
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