Lecture Overview
Lectures 1 & 2 (Week 4 – Aug 3-7)
- Introduction to course
- Definition of globalisation
- Features of globalisation (political, economic, cultural and social)
- Theories of globalisation I (Giddens, Harvey, Rosenau, Gilpin)
Readings: pages 3-55 of course pack
Lectures 3 & 4 (Week 4 – Aug 3-7)
- Understanding globalisation as ‘a discourse’ (after Foucault)
- Critiques of the dominant discourse of globalisation (Ferguson & Hart)
- Globalisation as discourse and process of contestation
- Introduction to neoliberalism
Readings: pages 56-72; 89-92 of course pack
Lectures 5 & 6 (Week 5 – Aug 14)
- Understanding globalisation in the South African context
- From RDP to GEAR
- Struggles against neoliberalism in South Africa
Readings: pages 93-109 of course pack
Lectures 7 & 8 (Week 6 – Aug 17-21)
- ‘The Fourth World War’ – film screening
Lectures 9 & 10 (Week 6 – Aug 17-21)
- Discussion of film
- Recap of features of globalisation and neoliberalism raised by the film
- Introduction to global struggles against neoliberalism
Readings: pages 151-163; 117-150 of course pack
Lectures 11 & 12 (Week 7 – Aug 24-28)
- Is there an alternative to globalisation?
- An overview of global struggles and movements against globalisation or neoliberalism.
Reading: pages 110-116 of course pack
CLASS TEST – AUG 28th
