Module PHL3109 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL3109: Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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:
What is capitalism?
Capitalism in historical perspective
Financialisation
Flexibilisation
Personal responsibilisation
Privatisation
The ‘restoration of class power’ and ideology
Neoliberal governmentality
Contemporary global social movements: GJM and Occupy
The ‘end of history’?
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 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 and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x two-hour weekly lecture/seminar with lecture introducing topic followed by seminar discussion |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 2 | Guidance for case-study analysis |
| Guided Independent Study | 36 | Readings for seminars and tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 45 | Researching and writing essay |
| Guided independent study | 45 | Researching and writing the case study commentary |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Boltanski, L. and Chiapello, E. (2005) The New Spirit of Capitalism. London: Verso
Bourdieu, P. (1998) Acts of Resistance: Against the New Myths of our Time. Cambridge: Polity
Della Porta, D. (2015) Social Movements in Times of Austerity. Cambridge: Polity
Duménil, G. and Lévy, D. (2004) Capital Resurgent: The Roots of the Neoliberal Revolution, Boston, MA: Harvard University Press
Harvey, D. (2005) A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Masquelier, C. (2017) Critique and Resistance in a Neoliberal Age: Towards a Narrative of Emancipation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
