sow659 - Social Geography (Veranstaltungsübersicht)

sow659 - Social Geography (Veranstaltungsübersicht)

Institut für Sozialwissenschaften 6 KP
Semesterveranstaltungen Wintersemester 2022/2023
Lehrveranstaltungsform: Vorlesung und Seminar Lehrveranstaltungsform: Vorlesung und Seminar
Hinweise zum Modul
Prüfungsleistung Modul

Portfolio comprising:
3 timed essays c.1500 words (each comprising 25% of the module mark)
1 pre-recorded presentation c.10 minutes (comprising 25% of the module mark)

Kompetenzziele
The lecture course will introduce the module and introduce the theme of ‘cities’ in social geography. Subsequent lectures take students on a geographical tour of three world cities - Liverpool, New York and Auckland – spanning Europe, America and Oceania; in the northern and southern hemisphere.
The lectures will explore these cities to introduce several major themes in social geography including
1) relations between the global and local;
2) tourism, heritage and memory,
3) sustainability and the environment.