SOCI20007 Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms - Experiences?

[Peter_1993]

Hi,

Has anyone completed this subject? I'm considering completing this subject to satisfy my credit points for a Criminology and Politics major next year but I really do not want to do a subject that is completely Artsy. Does this subject employ theorists such as Foucault, or theories such as Marxism into the coursework? Or is it just straightforward terrorism?

Would you recommend this subject on the basis that I absolutely despise Artsy theoretical concepts?

Thank you.

[saaaaaam]

I haven't taken this subject myself, but a few of my friends have. Their main complaint is that it was very theoretical. There's lots of discusion about what 17 - 20th century philosophers say about terrorism and then modern terrorism is linked to that. However discussion of modern terrorism  (al-qaeda, etc) is somewhat limited.

That was just what one person said to me anyway.

edit: typos.

[Eriny]

Given that it has the term 'paradigm' in the title, you'd probably be looking at the work of theorists.

[eleking]

That's crap.
I reckon it's a Philosophy subject.

[Mech]

Not sure if I should be bumping this, but I felt like I could shed some light on this. I have not yet studied this subject, but it has  somehow moseyed its way into my enrolment list for next year. I have friends who have done it and have enjoyed it; however, they described it as being theoretically heavy but a push worth taking as a mental exercise. I am not sure if their pushing heaved out a stillborn mark or a living, breathing relic of success. I could email them and ask, I suppose.

One of my friends got me to edit his final assessment piece for him. Hope you like Lacan, Zizek, Freud etcetera. If not, you will probably want to avoid this subject. It is a subject notorious for esoteric and philosophical content.