Doctoral Schools Course: Bandung Conference (Africa-Asia Conference) and South-South Cooperation: Solidarities, Knowledge and Worldmaking

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This doctoral course examines the legacy of the Bandung Conference as a geopolitical movement, a historical moment, and a critical trope for analyzing contemporary global events and South-South relations. In this three-day intensive, multidisciplinary program, participants will have the opportunity to explore the significance of the Bandung Conference, engage with critical debates that cluster around it, and examine how it provides a framework for studying decolonization. The course will also focus on analyzing the interconnected and intersectional solidarities and movements within the Global South and the Global North. Furthermore, it will investigate the production of knowledge in, for, and about the Global South.

OBJECTIVES

• Contextualize the historical and political emergence of the Bandung Conference and South-South relations.
• Investigate the theoretical and discursive tropes for understanding the Bandung Conference, Tricontinental, and South-South solidarity.
• Reflect on the relevance of the Bandung Conference and South-South solidarity in relation to contemporary global events and discourses.
• Examine emerging solidarity movements, knowledge production and frameworks within the Global South, and contemporary planetary actions and modes of worldmaking.
• Identify enduring and emerging social and political issues affecting the Global Southand the broader world.
• Integrate the comparative and intersectional experiences of peoples in Africa, Asia,Latin America, especially in terms of class, race, and gender.

AUDIENCE

The doctoral school course is convened by PhD students and postdocs for researchers in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and non-social science disciplines. We also extend our invitation to academics from other disciplines who are interested in the critical study of the Global South and South-South cooperation. This event will be held in person.

Language: English.

Teaching methods will include master classes by invited speakers, discussions and Q & A with participants.

Reading materials will also be provided

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