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Undergraduate Course: Organising Resistance: Theories, Principles and Practices (EDUA10153)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaEducation
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe experiences of inequality, oppression and exploitation have led to a plurality of resistance activities and movements amongst different social groups. Exploring the idea of 'resistance' from a variety of social, political and educational perspectives, this course will examine the ideologies and social practices underpinning resistance movements, analyse the ways in which resistance is organised and locate these actions in local, national and international contexts.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will be able to:

&· critically analyse the idea of resistance, the plurality of forms in which resistance takes place and the efficacy of resistance movements;

&· understand the political, social, economic and historical contexts which generate and/or suppress resistance movements;

&· examine the principles and consequences of resistance movements from an educational perspective
Assessment Information
A 3,000 word case study of a specified resistance movement.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Course Outline

&· Defining resistance: understanding what resistance is and how it is sparked.

&· Understanding the dynamics of resistance: how different groups organise their resistance activities.

&· Ethics in resistance: understanding the philosophies underpinning non-violent and violent resistance movements.
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Reading

Craig, G., Burchardt, T and Gordon, D. (2008) Social justice and public policy:
seeking fairness in diverse societies. Bristol: Policy Press

Crowther, J. and Shaw, M. (2011) 'Education for resilience and resistance in the
"Big Society".' in Cole, D. (ed) Surviving Economic Crises through Education,
Franfurt Am Main: Peter Lang.

Crowther, J. (2006) 'Knowledge and learning in social movements: issues and opportunities for adult community education', in Edwards, R., Gallacher, J. and Whittaker, S. (eds.) Learning Outside the Academy: International Research Perspectives, RoutledgeFalmer.

Delanty, G. (2000) Citizenship in a global age: society, culture, politics.
Buckingham: Open University Press.

Della Porta, D. and Diani, M. (2006) Social Movements: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.

Fox Piven, F. and Cloward, R.A. (1979) Poor People&©s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail. New York: Vintage.

Fraser, N. (1997) Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the $ùPostsocialist&© Condition. Routledge: New York.

Hobson, B. (ed) (2003) Recognition Struggles and Social Movements: Contested Identities, Agency and Power. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Lister, R. (2003) Citizenship: feminist perspectives (2nd edition). Basingstoke:
Palgrave Macmillan.

Lockyer, A., Crick, B. & Annette, J. (Eds.) (2003) Education for democratic
citizenship: issues of theory and practice. Aldershot, Hants: Ashgate.

Mayo, M., Gaventa, J. and Rooke, A. (2009) Learning global citizenship?:
Exploring connections between the local and the Global. Education, Citizenship
and Social Justice, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 161-175.

Walby, S. (2009) Globalisation and inequalities, London: Sage


Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern This course will be delivered through a combination of lectures, group work and discussions.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Akwugo Emejulu
Tel: (0131 6)51 4167
Email: Akwugo.Emejulu@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk
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