College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Power and Society
Module POLM021 for 2017/8
Module POLM021 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM021: Power and Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 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:
Friedrich Nietzsche’s account of power, including the birth of the state.
Michel Foucault, power and the modern state.
Their legacy in contemporary debates, explored through a number of recent articles.
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 | 0 |
...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 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 198 | Seminar preparation: Reading, notetaking, preparing to introduce texts |
Guided Independent Study | 80 | Reading for and writing essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).