Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

7109IR-JAN-MTP

Aims

To critically examine the problem of eurocentrism in international relations and the rise of non-western thoughts as a response To appraise original texts and classic writings of non-western international thoughts To explore the historical and socio-political origins of non-western international thoughts To critically assess the rigour and theoretical status of non-western international thoughts To examine the influences of non-western thoughts on the real practice of international relations To analyse the impacts of the non-western world on the western societies

Learning Outcomes

1.
Has a deep and systemic understanding of the scope and historical status of non-western international thoughts
2.
Demonstrates an understanding of scope of non-western international thoughts and its role in East-West relations
3.
Undertakes analysis of the classic writings and key texts produced by non-western thinkers in historical contexts.
4.
Evaluates the problems and limits in the Eurocentric aspects of the mainstream international theories

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Part I, Time Eurocentrism in world politics: ‘The theft of history’ in theoretical, moral and historical terms The Oriental vs. The Occidental: Self and Otherness The Postcolonial Aura Part II, Place ‘Celestial realism’: China All under Heaven ‘Reversed orientalism’: The looking glass of Japan Political Islam and the Iranian Revolution The Arabian Perspective India and Subaltern studies The Atlantic Vector and the Black One Hundred Years of Solitude: Latin America
Additional Information:This module is designed with the understanding that our extant historical knowledge (which is implicitly Eurocentric) needs to be globalised. It means the non-western world should be better weighted and given due attention rather than seen as a passive receiver of western impacts. So it emphasises a lot on the historically situated forces in the making of non-western world of ideas and more importantly, their connections and complex relationships.

Assessments

Essay

Essay