GG39920 - REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIES

Module Identifier

GG39920

Module Title

REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIES

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Professor Martin R Jones

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Course delivery

Lecture

11 x 2 hrs

Seminars / Tutorials

2 hrs

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours written examination	50%
Semester Assessment	Course Work: one essay of no more than 3,000 words (40%), one team seminar presentation (5% for the team report, 5% for its oral delivery)	50%
Supplementary Assessment	Resubmission of failed coursework and retaking failed examination. Team seminar marks (10%) to be carried forward.	100%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of the intellectual evolution and development of regions in human geography;
Critically evaluate a number of conceptual and theoretical debates on region-formation, regional development and change;
Apply these knowledges and literatures to an analysis of the major changes that have impacted upon the regions and nations of Britain in recent debates;
Explain the major economic, political, socio-cultural, and territorial issues of relevance in contemporary debates on devolution and British "regionalism";
Demonstrate awarenss of having understod and practised a number of personal and transferable skills, including critical thought, communication skills (both written and oral), interpersonal skills, and reading and writing skills.

Aims

This module analyses the changing role of 'regions in geography' by, first, exploring the intellectual development of regional geography and, second, examining a number of 'cuts, into the economic, socio-cultural and political geography of the United Kingdom. Part One of the module, therefore, draws on a number of theoretical approaches to regional change and development. Part Two applies these towards an understanding of different experiences, both through time and across space, taking place within Britain's regions and nations.

Content

The changing role of regions is examined through a discussion of the following themes:

Part One: Regions in Geography and Regional Geographers

Traditional regional geographies
Cultural regional geographies
Functional regions and spatial science
Marx in the region
The new regional geography
The new regionalism

Part Two: 'Actually Existing' Regional Geography

Regional planning in post-war Britain
Geopolitics of Thatcherism
Devolution in the UK: A Team debate
New regionalism in the UK
English regional questions

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Allen, J. et al. (1998) Rethinking the Region Routledge 0415168228
Bradbury, J. & Mawson, J. (eds.) (1998) British Regionalism and Devolution Jessica Kingsley 1853023701
Chen, S. and Wright T (2000) The English Question Fabian Society 0716360020
Claval, P (1998) An Introduction to Regional Geography Blackwell 155786733X
Cooke, P. (ed) (1995) The Rise of the Rustbelt UCL Press 1857284208
Hazell, R. (ed) (2000) State and the Nation Academic Imprint 0907845800
Keating, M (1998) The New Regionalism in Western Europe Elgar
Le Gales, P. and Lequesne, C. (eds) (1998) Regions in Europe Routledge 0415164834
Maar, A (2000) The Day Britain Died Profile 1861972237
Paasi, A (1996) Territories, Boundaries and Consciousness Wiley 0471961191
Parsons, W (1998) The Political Economy of British Regional Policy Routledge 0415000904

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6