Law and Resistance 1 (M5115)
Law and Resistance 1
Module M5115
Module details for 2022/23.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
The Law and Resistance module focuses on the themes of race, class and gender struggles, and how law responds to these.
There are two Law and Resistance modules, one in AUT and one in SPR. Together these are intended to give a comprehensive and innovative understanding of critical legal approaches to law and resistance. These are sometimes called ‘alternatives’ to the ‘properly legal’ perspective of legal positivism. The AUT module is split into ‘critical perspectives’ on resistance and the SPR module looks at ‘Law and’ perspectives (eg Law and Ethics, Law and Race).
You may be taking both modules or only the AUT module (Law and Resistance 1). Either way, we will be challenging your preconceptions about what law is and how resistance happens. We will be asking the question of not only ‘what is law’ but ‘how’ does law come to have the force it has? Is law about power? About violence and/or disorder? What roles do gender, race and class play in how we experience the law? The course is taught via case studies that include the Black Lives Matter protests, decolonising the curriculum and gender-based violence.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate a deep and systematic understanding of the history, relevance and contemporary significance of jurisprudence and legal theory in relation to power and resistance
Explain and critically evaluate different doctrinal and philosophical approaches to law and theories of power and resistance
Systematically appreciate the relationship between theoretical approaches in legal theory and the practical application of the law, by understanding this relationship as a form of resistance (ie critique).
Extend and apply theoretical knowledge to a substantive area of law
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio (3000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Thu 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111011111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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