Module Information

This module provides a critical introduction to a number of key themes in human geography. It explores the complex web of identity relations that constitute places and how those relations are imbued with relations of power. Case studies will be a key component of this module as staff will draw upon contemporary and historical events from their research to illustrate how identity relations can produce spatial outcomes that are opressive and/or exclusionary. Key themes will include:

· The relationship between geography and power.
· The relationship between geography and identity.
· Different forms of power and their effects on space.
· Key spatial objects in human geography: e.g., places, landscaped and cities.
· Key geographic concepts such as resistance, representation, development, mobility, consumption and exclusion.

On completion of this module students should have a broad understanding of the main concepts and concerns of human geography and how power place identity and politics are intimately connected.

The module is divided into weekly lectures and a number of active learning workshops to support student engagement with the assessment. It will be divided into four content blocks that will be related to staff research interests and expertise. The blocks will be related to staff research interests and expertise. The blocks will each contain six hours of lectures followed by a two-hour workshop. There will also be an introductory two-hour workshop. there will also be and introductory two-hour lecture at the beginning of the module to introduce the module handbook and key themes.

The module is broadly divided into the following sections:

I. Power
II. Place
III. Identity
IV. Politics