Module POL3199 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3199: Images of Democracy
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 the following topics in chronological order:
Part I Radical Democracy
Imagining Democracy
Hatred of Democracy
The Subject of Democracy
Part II Democratic Politics as Civility
The People, the Mob and the Masses
Council Democracy
Deliberation and the public sphere
Desegregating Society
Civil disobedience
Truth and politics
Group presentations
Part III Democratic Politics as Emancipation
Politicising Society
Contesting Representation in the Square
Abolishing Slavery in the Name of the People
Black Lives Matter: Disrupting Common Sense
Riots, Voice and Speech
Women Enacting the Rights of Man
Group presentations
Peer review 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 258 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 42 | 21 x 2 hour seminars, including mini-lectures, class discussion and student presentations |
| Guided independent study | 98 | Reading and preparation for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Independent reading and preparation of group presentation |
| Guided independent study | 130 | Research and writing of essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
