International relations
Palestine and the International
Module code: 019IRA
Level 6
30 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay, Coursework
Palestine is connected to two main parts of international politics: the foundations of colonialism that shaped the world and the history of solidarity between peoples and movements.
On this module, you’ll explore these histories and struggles through the lens of Palestine.
You’ll study:
- the way that anticolonial scholars place Palestine within colonial history since the Americas
- systems of global power and violence across these geographies
- anticolonialism in international politics
- past and present theories and practices of internationalism(s)
- global solidarity
- ongoing attempts to fashion an alternative international order.
You’ll explore a range of theoretical perspectives, including:
- decolonial and postcolonial approaches
- Indigenous studies
- settler colonial studies
- Palestine studies
- necropolitics
- the Black radical tradition
- transnational feminism
- Queer theory.
Module learning outcomes
- Understand, reflect on, and build arguments about the theoretical perspectives examined in the module.
- Identify, reflect on and evaluate key concepts and debates about the colonial formations of the modern order.
- Analyse a local case study using concepts from the module.
- Interpret and apply theoretical concepts and perspectives examined in the module to a case study.
- Evaluate the differentiated nature of colonialism and/or the role of non-state actors (anti-colonial movements and transnational solidarity) in world politics.