Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will have gained an understanding of the theory and practice of nonviolence.
Contents
The lectures, discussions, films, and readings provide a background on the theory and methods of nonviolence and illustrate nonviolence in action around the world through consideration of social and political nonviolent movements.
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
The assignments will be weighed approximately as follows:
In-class essay # 1 10 points
In-class essay # 2 10 points
In-class essay # 3 10 points
Questions for nonviolent activist 10 points
Outline of Panel Comments 10 points
Short paper 50 points
Total 100 points
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Study materials
Readings
Beller, Ken & Chase, Heather (2000) Great Peacemakers. Sedona, AZ: LTS Press.
Chapter 2: Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Resistance, pp. 11-18.
Chapter 3: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Daring to Dream, pp. 19-26
Cortright, David (2006) Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers.
Chapter 6: The Power of Nonviolence, pp. 111-136.
Chapter 7: Learning Lessons, pp. 137-161.
Chapter 9: Principles of Action, pp. 191-221.
Holmes, Robert & Gan, Barry (2005) Nonviolence in Theory and Practice. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
Center for the Study of Conflict, Nonviolence Plays a Role, pp. 328-331.
Bondurant, Satyagraha in Action, pp. 85-94.
Deats, Lithuania, pp. 336-339
Deats, The Indian Way, p. 298.
Deats, The Philippines, pp. 318-322.
DuVall, Liberation without War, pp. 256-260.
Gandhi, On Satyagraha, pp. 77-84.
Sharp, Nonviolent Action, pp. 247-252.
Sharp, The Technique of Nonviolent Action, pp. 253-255.
Klicperova, Martina, Feierabend, I., & Hofstetter, C. Richard (1997) Nonviolent Conflict Resolution and Civic Culture: The Case of Czechoslovakia. In Cultural Variation in Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence, Douglas P. Fry & Kaj Björkqvist (Eds.), pp. 173-182. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Myers, Winslow (2009) Living Beyond War: A Citizen’s Guide. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
Chapter 8: The Process of Change, pp. 121-131.
Nagler, Michael (2004) The Search for a Nonviolent Future. Novato, CA: New World Library.
Chapter 1: Hard Questions, Hard Answers, excerpts from pp. 8-10, 14-17.
Chapter 2: Hope in Dark Times, excerpt from pp. 39-40.
Chapter 3: No Power to Describe: The “Nonviolent Moment” as Peak Experience, pp. 60-86.
Films
A Force More Powerful (2000) 154 mins
I Have A Dream, speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963) 19 mins (online, YouTube)
Just One Step: The Great Peace March (1989) 87 mins
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) 72 mins
The Danish Solution (2003) 52 mins (online, www.snagfilms.com)
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