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Re-Thinking the World (Dis) Order: Anthropological perspectives on Geopolitics and Doplomacy (L6301A)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

This module examines debates in the anthropology of geopolitics, offering a systematic understanding of how geopolitical projects are expressed across space and time.

Key topics include:

• spatial, cultural, political and social characteristics of geopolitical projects
• lived experiences of people in acutely affected world regions
• "informal" diplomacy enabling communities to navigate world (dis)order
• ongoing implications of colonialism, the Cold War and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
• geopolitics of humanitarianism and international development
• diplomatic agency of migrants.

The module equips you with skills relevant to careers in international development, journalism, government and migration and refugee policy.

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’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

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