Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
GG10110
Module Title
PEOPLE, PLACE AND NATION: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
Academic Year
2009/2010
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Mutually Exclusive
DA10110
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 Hours. 1 hr lectures |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Two Sections- answer one question from three in each section Written exam. | 100% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Two Sections- answer one question from three in each section Written exam. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- describe, compare and evaluate the forces shaping and defining national identity and nationalism in a variety of different global settings.
- discuss and exemplify the complexity of the notion of place at different scales of analysis.
- illustrate and explain how different methodologies provide contrasting insights into place at a local, community level and how findings from such research contribute to planning policies.
- evaluate the inclusive and exclusionary effects that may arise as a result of place-based local and societal practices for different social groups.
- show in their examination, evidence of their level of understanding and ability to organise, present and critically interpret evidence from a range of sources in written essay form.
Aims
To provide an introduction to the way in which geographers and other social scientists have conceptualized and developed an understanding of the importance of place at different scales of analysis.
Content
A concern with understanding the importance of place at national, local and personal levels is central to the agenda of contemporary human geography. The module develops this theme by addressing the following topics:
PLACE AND NATION
1. Place, nationalism and nationhood
2. National identity in Britain
3. Nation and identity in Eastern Europe
4. Nation and identity in the New World
LOCALITY AND COMMUNITY
5. People, migration, globalization and place
6. The conceptualization of place
7. The particularity of place: identity and biography
8. Place and Community: planning and politics
GEOGRAPHIES OF EXCLUSION
9. Geographies of disability: physical and social problems
10. Geographies of Exclusion
PLACE AND NATION
1. Place, nationalism and nationhood
2. National identity in Britain
3. Nation and identity in Eastern Europe
4. Nation and identity in the New World
LOCALITY AND COMMUNITY
5. People, migration, globalization and place
6. The conceptualization of place
7. The particularity of place: identity and biography
8. Place and Community: planning and politics
GEOGRAPHIES OF EXCLUSION
9. Geographies of disability: physical and social problems
10. Geographies of Exclusion
Reading List
Recommended TextCresswell, T.J. (2004) Place: a short introduction 1st Oxford, Blackwell Primo search Holloway, L & Hubbard, P. (2001) People and Place: The Extraordinary Geographies of Everyday Life Prentice Hall, Pearson Educational Ltd. Primo search Recommended Background
Cloke, P., Crang, P. & Goodwin, M. (eds) (1999) Introducing Human Geographies 1 Arnold Primo search Massey, D & Jess P. (eds) (1995) A Place in the World? Places, Cultures and Globalization Oxford Primo search McDowell, L. (1997) Undoing Place? A Geographical Reader. Arnold Primo search Storey, D (2001) Territory, The Claiming of Space Prentice Hall, Pearson Educational Ltd. Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4