Universität Wien

210102 SE M3: Politische Theorien und Theorieforschung (2022W)

The Modern Revolutionary Tradition and its Lost Treasure: Hopes, Disappointments, Unfulfilled Promises. (engl.)

9.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Wednesdays, 11:30 - 13:00, from 12th October 2022 to 14th December 2022.Saturday, 3rd December 2022, 11:30 - 16.30.

Seminars will be held in-person (if the covid situation permits it).

  • Mittwoch 12.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 16.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 23.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 30.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Samstag 03.12. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 07.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 14.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

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Course description

Have modern revolutionary aspirations reached an impasse? The collapse of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union have called into question the twentieth-century narratives of universal human emancipation, the inevitable progress in history and the possibility of total revolution. This course employs the lens of political theory to critically examine the legacies of the modern revolutionary tradition. The examples we will engage with include the Algerian independence struggle, the complex transition in South Africa, and the Arab Spring in Egypt. We will interrogate the hopes, disappointments and unfulfilled promises engendered by past revolutionary projects, and discuss how they speak to the revolutionary aspirations in the present. The course is interdisciplinary in scope, drawing on philosophical texts, political, sociological, and historical writings, as well as relevant examples from literature.

Teaching methods

- Weekly 90 minutes’ seminar sessions
The seminars will inspire students to critically engage with the course material and recognize the practical import of different theoretical arguments. The seminars will also provide an opportunity to develop the skills of communication, argumentation, and collegial debate.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Seminar attendance and participation: 20%
The students are expected to read the required readings prior to seminars, come prepared with relevant questions and engage in debate over theoretical arguments. Maximum three absences are permitted.

Presentation on one of the weeks’ topics: 20%
Each student will be expected to prepare a short presentation on one of the weeks’ topics. The presentation should cover the historical context of the revolution discussed in the given week.
The presentation should be no more than 15 minutes long. The students will have to submit an outline of the presentation two days before the session.

Outline for the final seminar paper: 20%
Students will be expected to submit a 1-page outline of their final seminar papers, which should include their research question, their argument, and the structure of the paper.

Final seminar paper: 40%
In their final seminar paper, students will select a topic and a research question of their own choice pertaining to the topics explored in the course. The goal is to give students the opportunity to explore and critically evaluate issues/questions that are of particular interest to them. Students will be expected to engage closely with the relevant texts, while supporting their discussion meaningfully with debates in secondary literature. The seminar paper should be approximately 5000 words long.

Extra credit: 5–10%
Students can gain extra credit by volunteering to lead a part of the special session on Saturday, 3rd December.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The minimum requirements are 1) submission of a seminar paper; 2) submission of the seminar paper outline; 3) short presentation on one of the weeks’ topics; and 4) weekly attendance and active participation in the seminars (max. three absences are permitted).

Prüfungsstoff

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Grasp the hopes, disappointments and unfulfilled promises engendered by past revolutionary projects, and interrogate how they speak to the revolutionary aspirations in the present;
- Demonstrate a close familiarity with a variety of texts, thinkers and theoretical positions on the revolutionary traditions and projects explored in the course;
- Critically evaluate the theoretical assumptions underpinning different arguments on the themes covered in the course;
- Use the acquired theoretical tools to analyse past and present examples of revolution;
- Command a range of research and transferable skills necessary to write a seminar paper and participate in class discussions.

Literatur

Main texts:

- Arendt, Hannah. 2006. On Revolution. London: Penguin.
- Djebar, Assia. 1999. Women of Algiers in Their Apartment. University of Virginia Press.
- Fanon, Frantz. 1963. The Wretched of the Earth. New York: Grove Press.
- Frantz Fanon. 1965. A Dying Colonialism. New York: Grove Press.
- Govender, Pregs. 2007. Love and Courage. Auckland Park: Jacana Media.
- Hafez, Sherine. 2019. Women of the Midan: The Untold Stories of Egypt’s Revolutionaries, Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Scott, David. 2004. Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment. Durham: Duke University Press.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Do 08.09.2022 16:08