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PS004. Postmodern French Political Philosophy
- GENERAL INFORMATION
| Title | Postmodern French Political Philosophy |
| Unit code | PS004 |
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Level | MA |
| Contact hours | 21 |
| Pre-requisite units | History of Political Thought, Method of Sociological Research |
| Co-requisite units | |
| School responsible | Moscow School of Social & Economic Science (Faculty of Political Science) |
| Member of staff responsible | Dr. Peter Safronov |
- AIMS
First and foremost the course will demonstrate what does it mean - to make political philosophy in France. Although there are some perennial questions (eg. what is political power itself) French political philosophy is extremely connected with the issues of the day. It is not just the field for academic debates but also a way of declaring certain political claims. The range of this claims as well as their philosophical origins and social effects will be examined in the course. My aim as a researcher is to understand what happens to the political philosophy when it appears to be a direct political action.
The purposes in regard with curriculum are:
- To acquaint students with the key concepts of French political philosophy such as community, identity, event, intellectuals, desire, communism, critique
- To promote students critical reflection about the future of political thought in Western democratic societies
- To identify how various approaches in political philosophy work on modern sociology, social work and politics
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT
Content
1. Sources of French political thought: Marx, Nietzshe, Freud. Is it possible to remove subjectivity from politics?
2. What is (political) power? Dominance and the body.
3. Do we still have classes? Political imagination and collective arrangement of social life.
4. How to think politics without intentions? Functioning of desiring machines.
5. What does “community” mean? The fall and rise of communism.
6. Political communication? Mass media and mass production of signs.
7. Politics as reality. Do we still have something like that?.
Core Reading
- Baudrillard J. Symbolic Exchange and Death. Ian Hamilton Grant (trans.) L., 1994.
- Cheah Ph. & Guerlac S. (eds.) Derrida and the Time of the Political. Durham, 2009.
- Derrida J. Specters of Marx. Peggy Kamuf (trans.) NY., 1994.
- Deleuze J. & Guattari F. Anti-Oedipus. Robert Hurley, Mark Seem and Helen R. Lane (trans.) NY., 1977
- Foucault M. Discipline and Punish. Alan Sheridan (trans.) NY., 1977.
- Han B. Foucault's Critical Project. Stanford, 2002.
- Holland E. Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Introduction to Schizoanalysis. NY., 1999.
- Kellner D. Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond, Cambridge and Palo Alto,1989.
- INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Category of outcome | Students should/will (please delete as appropriate) be able to: |
| Knowledge and understanding | - understand connections between basic concepts of postmodern French political philosophy; - know ideas of postmodern political philosophers in France about present and future state of the liberal democracy and capitalism; - know how French postmodern political philosophy effects on modern social science; |
| Intellectual skills | - identify proper and improper use of the basic concepts within the French postmodern political philosophy; - analyze strategies of argumentation used in postmodern philosophy and their political implications; - develop independently logic of the postmodern approach the political questions; - understand limitations and ideological backgrounds of French postmodern political philosophy; |
| Practical skills | - resolve problems: identify the features of problem, including aspects of risk and select approaches and solutions; - identify desired communication outcomes; enhance understanding and engagement by academic and professional audiences; - research independently, by identifying and managing library and information resources including online, correctly citing, acknowledging and referencing sources; - undertake effectively independent and self-managed learning; |
| Transferable skills and personal qualities | - effective written and oral communication; - reflect and write analytically; - engage in scientific discussion and deliver creative and original thought; - find information and use information technology (including e-library resources) - exercise self-reliance skills and develop independent learning ability; - manage time and work to deadlines. |
- LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES (INCLUDING THE USE OF E-LEARNING)
- Contact hours: lections (70%) and tutorials (30%).
- Private assignment preparation
- Directed reading (paper and electronic texts)
- Essay writing
- ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING THE USE OF E-LEARNING)
| Assessment task | Length | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
| Essay | 3000-5000 words | 100% |
| Date of current version | 12 March 2010 |
| Approved by Deans’ meeting | 23 March 2010 |