Students will examine how globalisation has transformed culture, politics, and society. Traversing both Global North and Global South, students will engage with a variety of textual case studies from various cultural fields (inc. World Literature, Media and Film Studies, Critical Theory, Heritage Studies). Selected case studies will afford students a critical engagement with key topics, such as: the crisis of liberalism; the processes of decolonisation; the political economy of globalisation; and debates around migration, multiculturalism and identity. By the end of the course, students will develop a critical understanding of the participation of cultural forms in these phenomena, and be equipped to analyse contemporary political developments across a range of material, visual and literary cultures.

Coordinator

Dr. Marc Farrant

Timetable

All lectures will take place on-campus and we assume you can be physically present during the scheduled hours. You can find the timetable on Datanose.

Registration

Registration is possible for students participating in an Honours program. The registration period for the Honours courses will be from Friday, November 28, 10:00 am to Tuesday, December 2, 11:59 pm. You can register through the online registration form that will appear on Honoursmodules IIS. (registration is NOT through SIS)

Please note: Placement is not guaranteed if you register after December 2, so make sure you register on time. You will hear which course(s) you are registered for before December 31. 

For questions about registration, please contact us at: Honours-iis@uva.nl