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GCP-10003 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

GCP-10003 - Reflections on Social Injustices, Past and Present
Coordinator: Jane Krishnadas Room: CBC1.026 Tel: +44 1782 7 33160
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 4)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites


N/a

Barred Combinations

N/a

Description for 2022/23

Students will embark on a reflective journey to engage with a range of critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on social justice. Through a dialogue with local, national and international partners from Universities, NGOs, International Human Rights Committees, the students will identify key contemporary challenges from an array of marginalised positions. Covid 19 presents a contemporary example of a social crisis, which informs the pattern of social injustices where identities, resources and mobility are marginalised/violated. Through the module teachings the students will monitor and critically evaluate policies and human rights treaties, towards producing and disseminating digitally fluent, international and sustainable interdependent projects, forging transformative pathways as agents of change.

Aims
This module introduces you to historical and current challenges of social injustice. Based upon a transformative methodology, you will walk in the shoes of persons experiencing social injustice through a dialogue with local, national and international community partners. Informed by a range of social justice theories, you will critically analyse historical and current social justice movements based on gender, race, class, sexuality, and abilities. You will then chose a social justice issue and apply your learning through a critical reflection of feminist, post colonial, and queer theories. You will engage with external stakeholders such as charities, schools, businesses and local government to understand the commitments under the United Nations Human Rights framework and Sustainable Development Goals.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/gcp-10003/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

understand and participate in interdisciplinary approaches to social justice theories to address global challenges and societal inequalities;: 1,3
describe and discuss the core Universal Declaration of Human Rights and respective Conventions for Civil and Political, Economic, Social and Cultural and Identity based rights;: 1,3
develop an understanding of how to be inclusive, respectful and open-minded in academic work, respecting the value of other disciplines, methods and cultures of study;: 3
reflect on their own development as part of pathway study, linking module learning, outputs and collaborative activity with staff, students and community partners;: 1,3
develop and reflect on digital practices of communication and collaboration in relation to social justice;: 1,3
explore social justice in relation to societal and workplace contexts;: 1,3
demonstrate awareness of the cultural and inter-cultural dimensions of social justice;: 1
understand the inter-relation of social justice and the Sustainability Development Goals, and how this can be applied by governments, commercial and educational organisations.: 1

Study hours

- 22 hours compulsory, online sessions (seminar/presentation/workshops, 1 hour per week)
- 12 hours compulsory sessions to include orientation activity in-person, GCP end of year conference, facilitated group work sessions to be specified
- 10 hours optional assessment support workshops and independent skills-focused training utilising online resources
- 12 hours student-led group sessions/collaborative project work
- 50 hours of independent research and preparation for assessments
- 44 hours session preparation and follow up

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Group Project weighted 60%
Digital Exhibit
The project will take the form of a digital exhibit which will be showcased at the end of year GCP conference. The format of the exhibit will be negotiated with students on the module. Students will work in small groups to develop their output. An indicative length for the output such as a podcast will be 15 minutes. The collaborative digital media piece will involve students working together to produce a digital media piece on a global justice issue, taking into account a variety of theoretical perspectives on that issue and applying the core Human Rights Framework and Sustainability Goals. The grade for this assessment will be split equally between (a) the individual contribution to the project which will be summarised in an individual statement of 200-250 words, and (b) the group exhibit as a whole. This is to address both the individual and the group sides of the project, as well as both the content and project-management dimensions of the assessment.

3: Group Presentation weighted 10%
Project Group Pitch
Group pitch for the exhibition/conference project, c. 500 words, delivered in the form of a 5-minute presentation by the project team at a mid point in the year. This should be directed at an editor, including an introductory 'hook' and a summary of contents. The written summary of the pitch will form part of the conference booklet and as a digital resource for the pathway.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023