Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies: Area Studies Project.
Call for papers: Teaching methodology, philosophy and social theory in Area Studies.
Scottish CILT, Stirling University. 4 February 2003
Given the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of Area Studies, what are the implications for the teaching of methodologies, social theory, philosophy etc? Is there an Area Studies approach which encompasses the conventions of its constituent disciplines? How does this impact on the teaching and learning in Area Studies?
A whole range of philosophical perspectives and individual theorists are used in a variety of disciplines. However, different disciplines use these in different ways. Therefore, how can these be taught to students on multidisciplinary Area Studies programmes?
Paper proposals may include, but are not limited to:
1. Methods and perspectives
* Reflectivity and situated knowledges
* Teaching Methodology, Philosophy and Social Theory
* Teaching about postmodernisms, poststructuralisms, feminisms, postcolonialisms, postnationalisms
* Teaching of specific theorists used in a variety of disciplines e.g. Marx, Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Edward Said, Bhabha, Mary Louise Pratt
* Interdisciplinarity
2. Using qualitative and quantitative methods
* Interviewing
* Participant observation
* Ethnographic techniques
* Statistics
3. General
* Accommodating methodology, theory and practice in course design
* Assessment
Please submit your proposals to John Canning [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 31 October 2003. Travel expenses will be covered for presenters of accepted papers.
Dr John Canning
Academic Coordinator for Area Studies
School of Modern Languages
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 023 80 595407
Fax: +44 023 80 594815
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies: <http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk>
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