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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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RELI 476 001 (CRN: 24625)
FROM DECOLONI TO GLOBALIZATION
Long Title: FROM DECOLONIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION
Department: Religion
Instructor: Wood, Philip
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 1
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 25
Waitlisted: 4 (Max 297)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 6:12AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: Taught in English. Novels, and films, from North and West Africa, and the immigrant population in France, from 1960 to 2010. Emphasis on the tensions between narratives of political emancipation, modernity, secularism, and religious fundamentalism and mysticism. Extra reading for graduate students in theories of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalization. Cross-list: FREN 324, POLI 324. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 476 if student has credit for RELI 604.