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INGS3602: Social Movements in the Global South

Semester 1, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Why do social movements emerge in particular countries? How do social movement actors relate to one another across borders, and how effective are they at promoting social change? To what extent are these movements context specific or transnational? How do they construct or broker models of knowledge and action? Building on the insights from INGS2601 Transnational Actors and Networks, students will apply a interdisciplinary lens to social movements in Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, four key regions within the Global South.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	INGS3602
Academic unit	Languages and Cultures
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	18 credit points at 2000 level in Global Studies
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Vek Lewis, vek.lewis@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Vek Lewis, vek.lewis@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Lucia Sorbera, lucia.sorbera@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Nicole Fidalgo, nicole.fidalgo@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Shima Shahbazi, shima.shahbazi@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Participation via zoom and online	10%	-	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Project on social movement organisation Video or sound podcast on two groups	30%	Week 05	1500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Class presentation of research via zoom or in-class	10%	Week 07	500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Essay portfolio n/a	20%	Week 10	1000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Research essay n/a	30%	Week 13	3000 words
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found in the Canvas site for this unit.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

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We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to the study and concept of social movements	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	Unpacking social movement concepts and theories	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 02	The world "al revés": thinking from the South in this unit	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	“Southern” knowledges and action	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 03	Crosscurrents and central concepts: between theory and method	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	How can I approach social movements?	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 04	The state and the civil society in the MENA region	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	The contours of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) struggles past and present	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 05	Feminist, gender and LGBTQ activism in the Middle East and North Africa	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	Universalism and local specificities in feminist, gender and LGBTQ activism in the MENA region	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 06	The human rights movement in the Middle East and North Africa: an overview	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Political biographies of human rights defenders in the MENA region	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 07	Perspectives to date – review of one critical concept or framework – from readings or class - to analyse the work of a s.m. group	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Presentations	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 08	Where in the world? What in the world? Latin American movements in overview	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	The contours of Latin American struggles past and present	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 09	Beyond mere "political opportunities": political change from below in Chile	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	From civic to uncivic strategies: forging autonomist and radically democratic spaces	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 10	Territory, political ontologies of nature and "sentipensar" as method in Indigenous and Afro-descendant struggles	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Movement ontologies and new forms of the political	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 11	New counter/hegemonies: AMLO’s populist "post-neoliberal" development versus the comunalidad and territorial defence of the asambleas and frentes populares in Mexico	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Discourses and repertoires of contention in socio-environment conflicts in Mexico	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 12	Body/territory: transversal feminisms in Latin America	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Making the connections: weaving between and among struggles	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 13	To the future	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	What have I learnt	Tutorial (1 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

1 one-hour face to face Zoom lecture 1 one-hour Zoom tutorial/in-class per week
Lecture recording: Most lectures will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. demonstrate a deeper understanding of the local-global interface in social activism and the transnational architecture of power and knowledge, as developed in units such as Transnational Spaces and Networks, with specific reference to civil society actors in the Global South
LO2. assess the usefulness and limitations of the frameworks, Global South/Global North, in reference to the regions under study in the unit and in the context of interdisciplinary knowledge on contemporary culture, society, politics and economy
LO3. evaluate trends in the emergence of social movements in the Global South, their chief shared characteristics and differences, how they interact with and diverge from those of the Global North
LO4. identify and apply key analytical frameworks for examining social movements in particular national, regional and geopolitical sites, in both physical and virtual spaces
LO5. critically engage with secondary literature on selected instances of social movement action and coordination on local, national and transnational scales
LO6. apply interdisciplinary knowledge and self-reflection both to individual and collaborative research
LO7. demonstrate sensitivity to the role of language in hegemonic and counterhegemonic discourses used in political arena by contending actors and in media sources
LO8. show understanding of the way that culturally specific histories of nation, state formation, democratization, (neo)colonialism, neoliberalism, and factors like religion, gender, ethnicity, race and sexuality can corroborate and/or militate against pan-social movement and transnational activism.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

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Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

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Responding to student feedback

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