| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 x 2 hours lectures |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Coursework paper (3000 words) | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 3 Hours seen examination | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmission | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours | 50% |
1. Clearly describe and distinguish the different modes of power and resistance at work in the spatial ordering of modern societies;
2. Describe and explain the ways these different power relations interact in specific situations and contexts;
3. Produce detailed political analyses of spaces and places at all scales using the tools provided in Part one of the module;
4. Compare and contrast specific regimes and instances of power with reference to the paradigmatic historical referents covered in Part two of the module;
5. Reflect critically on the ways in which relations of power and resistance shape the spaces and places in which they live their own lives.
This course aims to provide a detailed, analytically useful understanding of the interconnections between the structuring of territories, the sources of social and political power, and modern forms of knowledge. The module proceeds from (1) a detailed comparison of three useful methodologies through (2) an exploration of key modern geo-historical contexts in which territorial power relations were given particularly clear or extreme expression, to (3) a survey of issues and case studies amenable to detailed analysis based on the tools provided in parts (1) and (2). The empirical material contained in the readings will cover a range of geographical scales from the individual human body to buildings, cities, and national territories. Students will be encouraged to recognize the similarities and differences in the nature of spatial power relations at different scales, as well as the involvement of these forms of power in constructing scales. Additionally, attention to modes of resistance at different points in the module will emphasize the contestability of modern spatial power relations.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Analysis of power relations in buildings (Part one) will require some rudimentary arithmetical work (to measure `hierarchical depth¿ and `surveillance efficiency¿ of buildings). Otherwise numerical proficiency is not required. |
| Communication | The group work during lecture sessions, as well as individual participation in discussions, will be an occasion for polishing of oral communications skills. The research paper and the exam will both involve written communication. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | This goal is not directly addressed in the module, though the required coursework may well have an impact in this area. |
| Information Technology | Students will need to utilize appropriate information technology in the course of their research projects. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | This goal is not directly addressed in the course. |
| Problem solving | Group exercises and discussions will form a part of many of the lecture sessions, and will be heavily oriented toward problem-solving in hypothetical scenarios. |
| Research skills | The coursework research essay will require students to engage in serious research, use the resources of the library and internet, organize their papers and present their work in a professional way. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Techniques for analysing buildings will equip students with one previously unfamiliar method of analysis that depends upon more than just conceptual facility (see 7. above) |
| Team work | In-class group exercises will require teamwork in the sense of agreeing upon divisions of labour for group projects and mutual consultation. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6