Unit name | The Military in Everyday Life |
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Unit code | POLI31382 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Higate |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The impact of military ideology on everyday life in recent years has been of interest to scholars of International Relations. Militarized or militarist values, attitudes or beliefs are expressed by a wide range of actors including individuals, communities or institutions. This complex of militarist beliefs or 'framings' are characterised by a broad adherence to the following: that armed force is the ultimate way in which to resolve tension; that human nature is prone to conflict; that having enemies is a natural condition; that hierarchical relations produce effective action and that a state without a military is naive, scarcely modern and barely legitimate. This unit investigates militarization through both its theoretical and substantive dimensions. The following questions are addressed. How might we make sense of the ways that the geopolitical articulates with the everyday in respect of these values? What impact do they have on education, the media and popular culture? What is the role of gender in these processes? What are the broader impacts of militarization on societies more generally?
Aims:
Upon completing the unit the student will have developed the following:
3hr seminar
Formative assessment will be by presentation and 1 hour mock exam.
Summative assessment will be 2 hour unseen written exam (100%)
Assess the achievement of learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3