This course offers a multidisciplinary, collaborative and co-constructed pedagogical journey on re-imagining International Relations (IR) using race as an analytical, methodological and ethical lens. It is aimed at destabilising ‘settled’ knowledge, interlocutors, and scholarly positions. Students will be challenged and invited to actively shape their learning outcomes as part of meaningful inclusion and diversity in the study of IR. The course begins with an examination of how ideas of race shapes and is shaped by imperialism, violence and global politics through a close reading of selected texts, and by interrogating the complicity of key IR concepts on security, human rights and development. The course then takes on a ‘deep dive’ into thematic issues in IR such as transnational social movements, climate change and refugee ‘crises’. The remainder of the course opens up for critical dialogues on re-imagining a future where race is considered not as an ‘add-on’ but as an indispensable starting point for generosity and a more truthful accounting of IR.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand the colonial and postcolonial roots to the discipline and practice of IR
- Critically evaluate key concepts, approaches and methods for their complicity in the erasure of race in IR
- Apply historical, conceptual, decolonial knowledges to analyse issues in global politics through the lens of race.
- Develop strong written, oral and technical communication skills in order to analyse and discuss contemporary issues on race and global politics.
Indicative Assessment
- Reflection Essay (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Creative output with student presentation (video/artwork and analysis) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Annotated Course Guide (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Class Participation (10) [LO 1,2,4]
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Workload
Approximately 130 hours comprising seminars, lectures, as well as associated preparation, independent study, and assessment time.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Further information on prescribed texts will be provided via Wattle.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8899 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | N/A |
