DEVS3014 Contemporary Debates about Development (5 cr)
Grading scale
0-5
Teaching languages
English
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will havea good grasp of a range of topical theoretical debates in contemporary critical development studies.
Study methods
- Lectures
- Lecture diary/essay
- Individual /group project paper
Content
Lecture course. Focus on problems, e.g., empire and colonial difference modernity and its others anthropocene / sustainability land, property, autochthony labor: informality, embodiment governmentality, neoliberalism, biopolitics identity politics: race, ethnicity, gender, class resilience, resistance, renaissance etc.
Materials
Detailed information about the books and/or other material needed is given during the course.
Assessment criteria
- Active participation
- Quality of assignments
- Time management