PSIR 476

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

PSIR 476

Course Title

Post-Colonial Studies

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Senior

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Currents of thought that react to colonialism and Eurocentricism. Analysis of the works of Edward Said, Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak and Homi Bhabha.

Course Objectives

This objective of this course is to analyze some particular currents of thought that questions and criticizes the Eurocentric or western oriented ways of thinking and behaving which appeared as a reaction or resistance to the socio-cultural corruption caused by colonialism.

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Conceive the complexity of the ongoing discussions on East versus West.
2. Explain and understand the complex identity formation mechanisms and their various socio-political implications in non-Western societies/countries
3. Explain and understand the extra-quantitative impact of the Western European oriented civilization on the rest of the world.
4. Develop particular reasoning by making historical comparisons
5. Develop complex argumentation skills in speech and writing.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Video Presentations Oral Presentations/Reports Guest Speakers Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Quiz Case Studies / Homework Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

1. Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin, Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) (Routledge, 2008).

Required Reading

1. Patrick Williams and Laura Chrisman, Colonial Discourse/Post-Colonial Theory: A Reader (Columbia University Press, 1994).

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

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Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Case Study Analysis	16

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: