Week 1: Core Analytic Tools for the Studies of Peace and Justice

Lectures:

1. Orientalism (representation/global/local)
2. Presence of the Past (Trouillot)
3. Language and Discourse (Lakoff and Johnson)
4. Visual Representation (Sturken)
5. Narrative Representation (Sturken)

 

Readings:

• PDF: 1.1 Said, Edward. “Orientalism”
• PDF: 1.2 Lakoff and Johnson. “Metaphors We Live By”

Assessment:

See Class Blog for Assignments

Due Dates for Week 1:

Blog post should be submitted on Word Press no later than 11:59 pm EST on Friday, July 8th.

Blog post comments should be submitted on WordPress no later than 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, July 10th.

Short answers should be submitted on WordPress no later than 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, July 10th.