College of Social Sciences and International Studies
From Oppression to Resistance: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class and Gender
Module POLM168 for 2021/2
Module POLM168 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM168: From Oppression to Resistance: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class and Gender
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Conceptualising the Anatomy of Oppression
- Mapping sexism from the inside
- Mapping racism from the inside
- Mapping classism from the inside
- Thinking Across Power Relations: Conceptualising Intersectionality (student run workshop)
- Conceptualising the Anatomy of Resistance
- Exploring the politics of feminism
- Exploring the politics of anti-racism
- Exploring the politics of class
- Practising Intersectional Resistance (student run workshop)
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 22 | 11x2 hour seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 139 | Reading set texts and wider reading |
Guided Independent Study | 139 | Conducting research and preparing for assignments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).