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The emancipatory uprisings and post-colonial challenges of the 20th century have irrevocably unsettled the old Eurocentric colonial order. The potent anti-colonial insurrections of the last 50 years have posed serious questions for our global future: what does post-colonialism 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 t he Third World? Does the term "globalization" signify a simple return to a neo-colonial form of capitalist imperialism? Or does it signify First World anxiety about its own decentered status? In order to examine these and other questions, this course w ill take an interdisciplinary approach, examining cases and ideas presented in works of sociology, political economy, and cultural studies.
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: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: SOC151
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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