“As it stands today, diplomatic theory and practice is for the most part the story of the European man: his triumphs, technologies of the self and methods for mediating otherness, hence the need to come up with an idea of diplomacy predicated on different subjectivities and set of ethico-politico considerations.”
- Sam Okoth Opondo, “Decolonizing Diplomacy: Reflections on African Estrangement and Exclusion,” Sustainable Diplomacies, 2010
The Diplomacy and Critical Theory concentration provides a foundation for those interested in interrogating the power and practices associated with the field of diplomacy. The concentration provides preparation for a variety of careers, as well as advanced studies in the field. Students selecting this concentration will study critical social theory, culture and identity, and the impact of post-colonial studies on the practice and study of diplomacy.
Students in the Diplomacy and Critical Theory concentration are advised to take INT 206: Identities and Boundaries, before taking five additional courses from the following list. At least three of these must be at the 300-level.
- INT 302 Critical Social Theory
- INT 305 Culture and Inequality
- INT 306 Global Empires
- INT 307 Race, Sex and Difference
- INT 308 Nature, Society, and Power
- INT 317 Reading Marx’s Capital
- INT 318 Society, Politics and Culture in the Middle East
- INT 326 Gender and International Studies
- INT 327 Postcolonialism and International Studies
- INT 362 Language and Politics of Terror