Decolonial Movements (002ID2A)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

Colonial power, knowledge and social ordering continue to exist despite a broader move towards post-colonial societies. 

On this module, you’ll study:

  • the historical and geographical context of colonialism
  • decolonial political projects
  • intellectual traditions
  • countries in the Global South.

In the first part of the module, you'll cover critical analysis of key theoretical perspectives, including:

  • postcolonial theory
  • subaltern studies
  • decolonial thinking.

In the second part of the module, you’ll address the question of how to decolonise knowledge.

In the final part, you’ll explore past and present emancipatory political struggles, for decolonised futures, including:

  • indigenous
  • feminist
  • environmental
  • Black movements.

Teaching

100%: Practical (Workshop)

Assessment

20%: Coursework (Essay)
80%: Written assessment (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: