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Class number:
2915
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Title: Global South Perspectives |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 2 |
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Available seats: 17 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, SH - T308 |
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Instructor(s): Bouchakour, Walid |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
Course Description:
How the world Is perceived from southern perspectives? What are the major worldviews emerging from the Global South? This class will offer students an immersion in cultural productions and intellectual debates formulated in the Global South, from the struggles for decolonization to the critique of extractivism and globalization.We will learn about key concepts articulating a decolonized worldview and building internationalist networks. From Third-Worldism and Pan-Africanism to Decolonial and Global South Studies, students will explore a half-century of world-making. Readings may include Frantz Fanon, Samir Amin, Edouard Glissant, Vijay Prashad, Sylvia Wynter, Walter Mignolo, and Françoise Vergès.Reflecting on how film and literature give form to alternative worldviews, we will discuss contemporary works from the African continent, including Abderrahmane Sissako, Hassen Ferhani, and Jean Bofane. The class will feature weekly discussions with activists, artists, and scholars.By the end of this course, students will improve their intercultural skills, appreciate the South’s intellectual and creative potential, and gain skills for engaging with global challenges beyond the Global North. |