Universität Wien

210029 LK BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory (2023S)

(engl.)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 16.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 23.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 30.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 20.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 27.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 04.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 11.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 25.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 01.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 15.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 22.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Thursday 29.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course on Latin American and Colonial Political Thought as counter-speech to European Political Thought is divided into two parts:

In the first part, we will establish a link between ideas of 17th and 18th-century liberalism and the justification or rejection of European colonialism and expansion. We analyze the texts of enlightenment writers like Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. In addition, ambivalent ideas on the colonialism of Karl Marx are examined.

In the second part of this course, the Latin American and Caribbean counter-speech which partly refers to the above-mentioned European philosophers will be critically analyzed.
We will look at the anti-imperial and seminal text of "Our America" by José Martí. We will also discuss the canonical texts of Caribbean authors like Aime Cesaire and Frantz Fanon. Finally, we examine the influence of positivism in Latin America, and the philosophy of liberation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class discussions, group presentations, and a final essay

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading Criteria:

Attendance & Participation in the discussion of the texts 10 Points
Oral presentation of the course texts 30 Points
Review Essay (min. 2800 words) 60 Points

Grading Scale:
1 (sehr gut, very good) 100-89 points
2 (gut, good) 88-76 points
3 (befriedigend, satisfactory) 75-63 Punkte
4 (genügend, sufficient) 62-50 points
5 (nicht genügend, failed) 49-0 points

Examination topics

Reading list

Martí, José, Our America, 1891
Frantz Fanon: The Wretched of the Earth (chapter On violence), 1961
Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 1972

More literature will be provided on the learning platform moodle.

Association in the course directory

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