Convenor name: Althea-Maria* Rivas
Convenor email: ar66@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB 294
Office hours: Mondays 12:00 -14:00
Module dates: Semester 1 - Monday 15:00-17:00 BG Room 103
Intended learning outcomes:
LO1.Grasp and analyse the history of humanitarian action, the key players, institutions and contexts. |
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LO2.Apply theoretical frameworks to critical analysis of key issues and debates in humanitarianism, aid and conflict using case study/empirical knowledge; |
LO3.Understand the role of power, accountability and politics, including Global South agendas and intersectionality, in historical and contemporary humanitarian discourse and practice |
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 1: Due date: Monday 24 November 2025
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: Case Study Presentation
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 2: Due date: Monday 12 January 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 2,000-word Text Critique
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Farzana Qureshi
Librarian email: fq@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
