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31627-01 - Seminar: The Other in our Mind: Representations of the South in Western Political Thought (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2012 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Philipp Casula (philipp.casula@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Relations between North and South are structured around a conception of the Other as different. This difference calls for intervention, regulation, management, containment. Based on these assumptions, the aim of the seminar is to discern in a first step how difference and deviance have always been at the center of the preoccupation of liberal thought. Following classic Foucauldian texts it will be shown, which mechanisms liberal thought has produced to regulate difference and deviance. Questions which are touched upon are the role which otherness plays for identity and the issue of universalism. These considerations also play a key role for post-colonial theory, which disclosed how similar mechanisms have been applied to deal with the Other beyond the borders of the liberal community. In this second step, the seminar will disclose the imprint which Foucauldian thought left in post-colonial theory writings. In a third and final steps, the seminar will approach possible alternatives and "ways out". Following post-development approaches, the preoccupation with difference and eurocentric assumptions continue to play a pivotal role in structuring the relations between North and South. |
| Lernziele | In-depth knowledge of post-colonial approaches and related theories. Ability to critically reflect on these concepts and to deploy them to the analysis of contemporary North-South relations. |
| Literatur | Behdad, A. (1994) Belated Travelers, Cork UP. Badiou, A. (2012) The Return of History, Verso. Burchell, G. et al. (1993) The Foucault Effect, Univ. of Chicago Press. Dean, M. (1991) The Constitution of Poverty, Routledge. Lukes, S. (2003) Liberals and Cannibals, Verso. Said, E. (1978) Orientalism, Penguin. Sen, A. (2001) Development as Freedom, Oxford UP. |
| Weblink | Doktoratsprogramm Nord-Süd (DONOS) |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Basic knowledge of social and political theory would be an asset but is not required. PhD students affiliated to DONOS, other PhD students and MA-students (3rd semester onward) |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Politik und Entwicklung (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul Spezialkompetenzen Europa (Master European Studies) Modul Wirtschaft, Politik und Entwicklung (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Short oral presentations of compulsory texts (5-10 min) and moderation of the class discussion + one 2-page essay or book review to be submitted by the end of the semester. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |