Palestine and the International (019IRA)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

Palestine is connected to two main parts of international politics: the foundations of colonialism that shaped the world and the history of solidarity between peoples and movements.

On this module, you’ll explore these histories and struggles through the lens of Palestine.

You’ll study:

  • the way that anticolonial scholars place Palestine within colonial history since the Americas
  • systems of global power and violence across these geographies
  • anticolonialism in international politics
  • past and present theories and practices of internationalism(s)
  • global solidarity
  • ongoing attempts to fashion an alternative international order.

You’ll explore a range of theoretical perspectives, including:

  • decolonial and postcolonial approaches
  • Indigenous studies
  • settler colonial studies
  • Palestine studies
  • necropolitics
  • the Black radical tradition
  • transnational feminism
  • Queer theory.

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

50%: Coursework (Group presentation, Portfolio)
50%: Written assessment (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 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 2025/26. 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: