Questions that we will seek to unravel and answer are: what does progress and development mean to western and non-western societies (to speak in reified terms)? Does the growing number of McDonalds-restaurants and Coca-Cola-drinkers imply the demise of local cultures or is it a sign of development, a sign of a new global culture? Is this global culture hybrid? Are the fundamentalist and populist movements reactions to this emerging global culture? These and similar questions will be entertained through the angle of globalization which offers a dynamic entrance into discussions of Culture and/in Development. Globalization will be defined as the increasing political, economic, and cultural interconnectedness of the world. Important therein are the technological links, money-flows, gendered and ethnicized labour-migration, international treaties, human rights discourse, and such.
Globalization understood as planetary interconnectedness will be historicized beginning the processes of colonization and (anti)colonial discourse, followed by a critical overview of modernity and modernization, and culminating with a discussion of late modernity and post-modern thinking. The last sessions will be dedicated to seeking to think "beyond post-modernity" and "beyond development."
Literature |
• Book: Schech, S. and Haggis, J. 2001. Culture and Development. Oxford and Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers. More literature will be given at the beginning of the course |
Teaching formats |
12 lectures, 3 hours per week and case study |
Levels |
MAW.CAOS.B2 |
Test information |
Take Home Exam and assignment |
Prerequisites |
• At least a full year of prior study preferable in the field of the social sciences, political sciences or management sciences, but the course is also open for second year students from other disciplines. • Introduction CAOS I (CAOSB1010) |
Contact information |
Dr. ir. J.J. Beuving; j.beuving@maw.ru.nl |
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