Decolonial Theory
PHIL 358
Spring 2023
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Decolonial/Post-Colonial theory has always been a creatively different way to approach topics of social justice. This course has four parts. The first quarter will be both about defining what post-colonialism is through foundational texts, but also differentiating its methodology from liberalism and Marxism. We will then apply this knowledge by looking at how decolonization/post-colonialism feminism thinks differently about equality and freedom. In the second half of the course, we will focus on contemporary and cutting-edge readings on how decolonial/post-colonialism can help us think differently about our degraded environment and the looming climate crisis. The third quarter of the course links together Indigenous sovereignty and environmentalism, and we end the course with a look at the new internationalism about climate justice. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (HRAD-MN)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings: Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks, Serene Khader, Decolonizing Universalism, Saba Mahmood, The Politics of Piety, Glen Coulthard, Red Skin, White Masks, Shiri Pasternak, Grounded Authority: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the State, Max Liboiron, Pollution Is Colonialism, Oluf¿mi O. Taiwo ¿ Reconsidering Reparations, Amitav Ghosh, The Nutmeg's Curse
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly reading responses, midterm on basic post-colonial concepts, critical response to post-colonial feminism unit, class presentation on final unit and final paper on environmental/climate justice and decolonization
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| Instructor(s): Velji,Muhammad Times: ...W... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: FISK101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: X | FR: X |
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