Convenor name: Kuzi Zigomo
Convenor email: kz4@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:

Objectives and learning outcomes of the module


  • Understand the historical complexity of decolonisation as an international and transnational process

  • Understand, use and critique a range of different interpretations of colonialism and decolonisation

  • Critically deploy 'decolonial' methods in historical and theoretical analysis

  • Identify relationships between history, theory and practice


Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 24 October 2025
Assessment 1: Release date: 21 November 2025
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: Questions and Justifications (400 words each)
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 12 December 2025
Assessment 2: Release date: 19 January 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: Questions and Justifications (1000 words each)
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Yurie Watanabe
Librarian email: yw25@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus