GV252-5-AU-CO:
Discourse, Rhetoric and Power
2016/17
Government
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
15
26 September 2013
Requisites for this module
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BA L250 International Relations (Including Foundation Year),
BA L258 International Relations,
BA L259 International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BA L260 International Relations (Including Placement Year),
BA L200 Politics,
BA L201 Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA L202 Politics (Including Foundation Year),
BA L203 Politics (Including Placement Year)
This module explores the intimate relationship in politics between discourse, rhetoric, and power. Through readings and assignments this module is designed to highlight the central importance meaning and metaphor play in defining the political dimension of life, and to help students draw out the implications of this insight from the point of view of political explanation and critique.
On completing this seminar-based module, a student ought to have a good understanding of central debates associated with the categories of discourse, rhetoric, and power; be comfortable discussing key issues in critical political theory; and be familiar with some crucial methodological assumptions and debates in political analysis. In particular, students will have an enhanced appreciation of the role meaning and rhetoric play in the performance and study of social, economic, and political practices, including processes of collective deliberation and coordination; and a deep familiarity with a range of perspectives on discourse and power, noting how these are relevant to the tasks of description, explanation, and critique in political studies.
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Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Assignment 2 [Group] |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 1 [Individual] |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 3 [Reflective] |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Essay Outline |
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| Coursework |
Essay |
|
40% |
| Practical |
Participation |
|
5% |
| Practical |
Online Participation |
|
5% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Matteo Falomi and GTA
Module Administrator: Sallyann West, sawest@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Alistair Clark
The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Available via Moodle
Of 53 hours, 53 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Government
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