ADS733 - Theories and Critiques of Humanitarianism, Development and Disasters
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour on campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This postgraduate unit, designed to be taken at the later stages of the program applies critical theoretical and conceptual perspectives to reconceptualise human, more-than-human, and planetary wellbeing and development within the context of contemporary global crises. The unit critically examines local and global efforts to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters and humanitarian emergencies, alongside the shifting roles of local communities, states, institutions, and transnational actors in shaping these processes. Drawing together learning from across the program, the unit interrogates the profound fractures and contradictions characterising current global conditions, including escalating ecological instability, inequality, poverty, displacement, conflict, and governance failures that challenge the future of human societies and critical ecosystems alike.
Building on prior understandings of political, economic, ecological, and cultural systems, the unit provokes students to think critically through engaging in debates, through testing ideas, understandings and potential biases, and by exploring critiques of dominant development paradigms and the interconnections between crisis, disaster, vulnerability, and power. Particular attention is given to the ways in which local knowledge, agency, and leadership are simultaneously essential to resilience and recovery, yet frequently marginalised or constrained within national and global governance frameworks. Through applied scenario-building and strategic analysis in complex and uncertain contexts, students will critically interrogate contemporary challenges while developing advanced decision-making, ethical reasoning, and strategic thinking capabilities for practice in disaster, humanitarian, and development settings
Unit fee information
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