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Academic Year 2002/2003

Postcolonialism & Globalization
SOC 291 FA

The emancipatory uprisings and postcolonial challenges of the 20th century have irrevocably unsettled the old Eurocentric colonial order. The potent anticolonial insurrections of the last 50 years have posed serious questions for our global future: What does postcolonialism mean for the colonizer and the colonized? Under what circumstances, if any, can the colonial relation be transcended in ways that do not merely reproduce structures of domination (racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.) within the Third World? Does the term "globalization" signify a simple return to a neocolonial form of capitalist imperialism? Or does it signify First World anxiety about its own decentered status? To examine these and other questions, this course will take an interdisciplinary approach, examining cases and ideas presented in works of sociology, political economy, and cultural studies.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

The instructor of this course will not be using the on-line wait list. If you are interested in this course, please contact the instructor directly.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan   

Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: PAC107

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 9

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 10   SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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