Unit name | Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
---|---|
Unit code | GEOG30010 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Jackson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
GEOG25110 Philosophy, Social Theory, and Geography AND GEOG20005 State, Economy and Society in Geographical Perspective. |
Co-requisites |
Available to year-three Geography and year- four Geography with Study Aboard/Continental Europe students only. |
School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This course will introduce students to the cultural and political economic geographies of colonialism, decolonialism, and post-colonialism. Blending an historical and contemporary approaches with thematic analyses of colonial, postcolonial, and decolonial discourses and practices, the course will investigate key areas of concern, including: enclosure, accumulation, development, capitalism, resource access, imperialism, colonialism, coloniality, empire, race, nationalism, conflict, resistance, decolonization, neo-imperialism, conservation, nature, culture, as well as representational and discursive techniques and strategies integral to how these discourses are shaped by colonialism, decolonialization, and postcolonialism. The module will be taught through lectures and seminars. The critical analysis of visual materials including maps, photographs, paintings, drawings, and films will accompany the expectations for the course.
The aims of this unit:
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:
The following transferable skills are developed in this Unit:
Links between learning outcomes and methods of assessment
Teaching will consist of a combination of lectures, seminars, and practical film screenings. Some discussion to take place within lecture (class size permitting). Weekly practicals will screen films relevant to course material. Seminars will also augment discussion, question and answer, and applied learning.
Formative:
1250 word take-home paper
Summative:
One 3000 word individual research paper (60%)
One take-home exam at the end of the teaching block (40%)
All assessments test all of the ILOs.
Readings will be assigned for each week from pre-selected books and papers. Representative Readings for the unit are the following:
1. Ghandi, L. (1998) Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction. Columbia University Press.
2. Sharp, J. (2009) Geographies of Postcolonialism. Sage.
3. Gregory, D. (2004) The Colonial Present. Blackwell.
4. Mbembe, A. (2001) On the Postcolony. University of California Press.
5. Stewart-Harawira, M. (2005) The New Imperial Order: Indigenous Responses to Globalization. Zed Books.