College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Violence, Truth, and Reconciliation: Bearing Witness
Module POC2113 for 2018/9
Module POC2113 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC2113: Violence, Truth, and Reconciliation: Bearing Witness
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
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:
- Understanding Violence and Memory
- The Camp and The Colony: Reducing life to nakedness
- Bearing Witness: The ‘inauthenticity’ of testimony
- Widening the Scope (I): Heterogeneities of bearing witness
- Widening the Scope (II): The Geographies of bearing witness
- Disposable Life: The Missing and the left Behind
- Institutionalisation of Truth: Commissions and Memorialisation
- ‘The Courage of Truth’: Truth-telling and politics
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 2 hour seminars. |
| Guided Independent Study | 60 | Seminar preparation through directed reading. |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | To prepare for formative assessment: seminar presentations. |
| Guided Independent Study | 58 | To complete research paper and exam revision. |
