Universität Wien

210150 LK BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory (2019S)

(engl.)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 26.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 02.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 04.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 25.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

In first part of this course, we will establish a link between the liberal and emancipatory 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 Adam Smith, Rousseau, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. In addition, the ambivalent ideas on colonialism of Karl Marx are examined.

In the second part of this reading 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 texts by Simón Bolívar and José Martí. In the twentieth century, we discuss the canonical texts of the Caribbean authors Aime Cesaire and Frantz Fanon who both will be important authors of the postcolonial discourse. Finally, we examine critically Leopoldo Zea's ideas on the emancipation of Latin American thought, the influence of positivism in Latin America, and the philosophy of liberation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in class discussions, group presentation and an essay - due four weeks after the last class session.

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) 100-89 points
2 (gut)  88-76 points
3 (befriedigend)  75-63 Punkte
4 (genügend)  62-50 points
5 (nicht genügend)  49-0 points

Class attendance is required (max. 2 absences).

Examination topics

The content of the class.

Reading list

Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (Chapter VII ‘Of colonies’), 1776
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of History - Chapter 2, 1837
Karl Marx, On India in: NewYork Daily Tribune, 1853
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 at the learning platform.

Association in the course directory

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