Othering and State Institutions
Social Sciences & International Politics Program
Grenoble, France
Dates: 1/7/25 - 5/17/25
Othering and State Institutions
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Location: , FRANCE
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 38
DESCRIPTION
Global comparative perspectives on historical and contemporary forms of state-sponsored racism, xenophobia, sexism and related processes of alterisation. This course offers a global comparative introduction to the political study of state-sponsored forms of othering, with special reference to racism, xenophobia and sexism. It draws on interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical research in social sciences - mainly in Political Science, History, Sociology, Anthropology and Geography - on various processes of othering, in order to provide historical and contemporary insights on the role of state institutions in the 'making and unmaking of Others'.
The course uses a comparative approach to bring about similarities and differences between such processes across a variety of contexts, primarily located in Europe, Northern America, and Africa. In doing so, the course intends to both decentre the gaze from contexts and dynamics that students may be the most familiar with, and to train students in the methods of Comparative Politics applied to the study of othering.
The course tackles three central aspects of state-sponsored forms of othering:
(1) state-formation through the making of Others;
(2) contemporary state practices of producing and reproducing Others; and
(3) the role of public action, and its politicisation, in the unmaking of Others.
Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA (2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. credit therefore, 5 ECTS credits is equivalent to 2.5 U.S. credits).
The course uses a comparative approach to bring about similarities and differences between such processes across a variety of contexts, primarily located in Europe, Northern America, and Africa. In doing so, the course intends to both decentre the gaze from contexts and dynamics that students may be the most familiar with, and to train students in the methods of Comparative Politics applied to the study of othering.
The course tackles three central aspects of state-sponsored forms of othering:
(1) state-formation through the making of Others;
(2) contemporary state practices of producing and reproducing Others; and
(3) the role of public action, and its politicisation, in the unmaking of Others.
Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA (2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. credit therefore, 5 ECTS credits is equivalent to 2.5 U.S. credits).