Students will examine the ways in which imperialism and colonialism are embedded in disciplines of knowledge, and examine the implications of research for its participants and their communities, as well as the institution of research itself, its claims, values, practices, and relationships to power and the academic industrial complex.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3342F/G, the former Political Science 4422F/G.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in third or fourth year of a module in Political Science, Social Justice and Peace Studies or Sociology; or enrolment in the Certificate in Critical Security Studies; or permission of the department.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours. Cross-listed with Sociology 3342F/G.