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After completing this course students are able to:
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describe and discuss the contribution of human geography to the study of the social world,
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explain patterns and processes in the social world from the perspective of human geography,
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apply the conceptual tools of human geography to the study of social phenomena.
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This course introduces students to the world of Human Geography and to the human geography of the world. Starting from the proclaimed death of geography as a result of ongoing processes of globalization, this course will investigate how geography is still relevant, both at the global, national, regional and local level. Students familiarize themselves during this course with the conceptual base of contemporary human geography, learn about different traditions within the field of human geography, and study a range of global and local issues from a human geographical point of view.
The course content is divided into four sections:
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Section 1: Globalisation and the death of geography? From Fordism to post-Fordism, global production networks and the local effects
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Section 2: The hollowing out of the nation state: nations, national identities and rescaling
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Section 3: Urban inequality and urban futures: urban visions and theories, spatial inequalities, gentrification
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Section 4: The mixed blessing of tourism: economic, ecological and socio-cultural impacts of tourism
Format
Students will study a wide array of academic literature (articles, papers, chapters). This literature will be discussed in class and used in the preparation of the assignments. A wide variety of classroom activities are used in order to tackle the literature actively and critically.
Students will also practice geographical thinking in this course, for example through two excursions in Utrecht an observation assignment, and a presentation.
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