Palestine and the International (019IRA)
Palestine and the International
Module 019IRA
Module details for 2021/22.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module analyzes the relationships between Palestine and the histories, politics and struggles that have shaped the contemporary international. The question of Palestine sits at the intersection of two main axes of international politics; the colonial foundations of the world order and the global histories of solidarity between peoples and movements that have also shaped the present. Combining interdisciplinary perspectives with decolonial approaches in IR, this course examines the way anti-colonial thinkers and scholars locate Palestine within histories of colonial settlement that extend back to the Americas, and reconceptualize systems of global power and violence across these geographies. Centering the anti-colonial within the international, the module explores past and present theories and practices of internationalism(s), global solidarity and their ongoing attempts to fashion an alternative international order.
Full Module Description
This module analyzes the relationships between Palestine and the histories, politics and struggles that have shaped the contemporary international. The question of Palestine sits at the intersection of two main axes of international politics; the colonial foundations of the world order and the global histories of solidarity between peoples and movements that have also shaped the present. Combining interdisciplinary perspectives with decolonial approaches in IR, this course examines the way anti-colonial thinkers and scholars locate Palestine within histories of colonial settlement that extend back to the Americas, and reconceptualize systems of global power and violence across these geographies. Centering the anti-colonial within the international, the module explores past and present theories and practices of internationalism(s), global solidarity and their ongoing attempts to fashion an alternative international order.
Module learning outcomes
Understand decolonial approaches within IR and varied theoretical frameworks that allow them to study global politics from different vantage points
Demonstrate an overview of contemporary perspectives and key debates about global systems of power and violence and the colonial formations of the international order
Be cognizant of the role of non-state actors and movements in global politics and their attempts to transform the global order and the colonial formations that structure relations between the Global North and Global South
Demonstrate a knowledge of the questions and challenges that have been raised by internationalisms and global solidarity movements to the liberal world order
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3500 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Mon 16:00 | 70.00% |
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | T1 Week 6 | 66.67% |
| Group Presentation | T1 Week 11 (10 minutes) | 33.33% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit
Assess convenor
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Dr Linda Tabar
Convenor, Assess convenor
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