The Psychology of Social Oppression and Liberation
Lågaregradsemne
- Studiepoeng
- 5
- Undervisningssemester
- Vår
- Emnekode
- PSY205
- Talet på semester
- 1
- Undervisningsspråk
- English
- Ressursar
- Timeplan
- Litteraturliste
Emnebeskrivelse
Mål og innhald
Oppression, maintained by dint of violence, violates the personal, interpersonal and social integrity of individuals and societies. It is subtle in its manifestations, often internalised and replicated in behaviours that unwittingly dehumanise the self and others, eschewing the dignity and humanity of both oppressor and the oppressed.
This course aims to broaden the lens of social oppression to encompass both North and South perspectives. It will explore how the experiences of social oppression, in its subtle and overt manifestations impact on the daily lives of all who are drawn into its vortex. It will examine the individual and group complicity in its perpetuation in the contexts of the North and South. The course will invite students to engage critically with existing notions of the dialectical relationship between the oppressor and oppressed, with a particular focus on how one could address and knowledge and processes both internal and external to ameliorate and challenge this dynamic. Possible strategies of changing this pattern for the individual and the wider society will be explored, and actively debated with critical robustness.
Læringsutbyte
On completion of this course, the students should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
The student has an in-depth knowledge of:
- the various theoretical and praxis focused dynamics that contribute to social oppression in the contexts of the North and South contexts
- how contemporary society shapes ones positionality and identity as oppressor or oppressed
Skills:
The student has the ability to:
- critically evaluate how social oppression is produced and perpetuated in societies
- recognize the intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural violence that maintains a dynamic of oppression
General competencies:
By the end of the course the student has the ability to:
- identify how one's own experience of overt and covert oppression impacts on one's health and well-being
- understand and implement strategies that address the dialectics of oppression and to ameliorate these for the self and the other
- contextualize the process of empowerment that addresses one liberation from the constraints of internalized oppression in service of humanity
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Vurderingsformer
A 72-hour take home exam essay of 2500 words (+/- 10%).
Please note that ChatGPT and all other AI text generators are not allowed in submitted written work and home exams.