ANTH384

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ANTH384

Challenges to Western Thought ANTH384 SP

Crosslistings: CHUM384

Not Currently Offered

Analytical and interpretive traditions of the West have been used often derivatively in the non-Western world. But all along there has been opposition as well as alternatives. Today, there are instances of emergent, postcolonial, nonderivative, egalitarian thinking in many parts of the world. Scholars encounter Western intellectual traditions in terms of equality--working through the impact of the West, reflecting on their own societies, combining Western thought critically with indigenous systems of knowledge and interpretation. The issue is not just the revision of conventional history or even a story told by the other side, but challenging and responding to Western thought in relation to and in terms of non-Western thought. The aim is to engage with the past 200 years not merely in terms of colonialism, modernization and development but to illuminate these processes on the terms of non-Western traditions of knowledge.

MAJOR READINGS

Edward Said, will be drawn from the works
of Abdallah Larui, Adbel Malik, V.Y. Mudimbe, Francis Deng,
Ashish Nandi, Rajni Kothari, Trinh T.Minh-ha, and Samir
Amin.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will participate in weekly seminar/discussions - they will be responsible for one oral presentation and one research essay.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Upper level social science or humanities course. 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.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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