Challenging Empires : Open Space and Dissent in Movement @ University of Carleton

1. Course description
2. Course nature and requirements
3. Course output

Course outline

• Part 1: Open Space, Civility, and Discontent

• Part 2: Exploring Other Openings

• Part 3: ‘Open Space and Dissent in Movement’ : Course participant presentations

Suggested Readings

Part 1 : Open Space, Civility, and Discontent

• September 7 : Open space and Dissent : The idea of this course
• September 14 : Movements and the Challenge to Empires
• September 21 : A Space for Dissent ? The Architecture and Culture of Open Space
• September 28 : The Question of Civility
• October 5 : (Probable title and focus) Open Space in Civil Organisations, Political Parties, and Networks of Resistance

[Readings for the rest of the sessions (Part 2 and Part 3) will get defined after we define the sessions.]

Jai Sen CACIM - India Institute for Critical Action : Centre in Movement A-3 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110 024, India Ph : 91-11-4155 1521, 2433 2451 Eml : Web : www.cacim.net