Undergraduate Course: Organising Resistance: Theories, Principles and Practices (EDUA10153)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The 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. |
| Course description |
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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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
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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
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Akwugo Emejulu
Tel: (0131 6)51 4167
Email: Akwugo.Emejulu@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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