Ce cours a lieu au troisième semestre du Master (M2). Il est assuré par
Marielle Debos
Résumé
The class explores the production and circulation of knowledge, science, expertise about and from the Global South. The seminar is divided into two units. With the first unit, we study the de/postcolonial and feminist thought from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Where is knowledge produced? What is the place of South-based scholars? Of female scholars from the Global South? What does it mean to “decolonize” methodologies and the curriculum? What is an ethical research? The second unit is thematic. We pursue our analysis of the politics of knowledge production by focusing on some prominent concepts of international aid. When were notions such as “development,” “poverty,” or “fragile states” construed? By whom? What are the assumptions and central arguments underlying international development and humanitarianism? In contrast with the mainstream narrative that portrays the Global South as a place without science nor technology, we consider it as a source of conceptual as well as technological innovation. We also see how the Global South provides us with crucial insights into the workings of the world at large.
Modalités de contrôle des connaissances et des compétences
Examen terminal.