Territory, Society and Culture
Code: 108158Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities and Management of Culture | FB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Anna Ortiz Guitart
- Email :
- anna.ortiz@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Núria Garcia Quera
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives
The objectives of the module are:
- To provide an overview of the main characteristics of Social and Cultural Geography and the key contributions of this sub-discipline.
- To demonstrate different ways of studying territories, taking social and cultural variables into account.
- To explore how the different dimensions of people's social and cultural identities vary across space and also influence how these spaces are used.
- To develop an understanding of contemporary social and cultural problems.
- To introduce the ways in which geographers address social and cultural issues.
Learning outcomes
- CM06 (Propose solutions to socio-territorial problems through individual and team work using methods of geographical analysis.) Propose solutions to socio-territorial problems through individual and team work using methods of geographical analysis.
- KM09 (Identify the concepts and instruments of geographical analysis that allow the analysis of social phenomena in different territorial, political and cultural contexts. .) Identify the concepts and instruments of geographical analysis that allow the analysis of social phenomena in different territorial, political and cultural contexts. .
- KM10 (Relate some cultural practices and policies to the configuration of societies and territories, taking into account aspects such as the gender perspective and multiculturalism. .) Relate some cultural practices and policies to the configuration of societies and territories, taking into account aspects such as the gender perspective and multiculturalism. .
- SM08 (Use geographical methods of territorial analysis to know the sociocultural evolution of different geographical regions.) Use geographical methods of territorial analysis to know the sociocultural evolution of different geographical regions.
Contents
The course content is:
1) Introduction to social and cultural geographies
- Definition, evolution and theoretical approaches
- Space, place, territory and border: key concepts
- Geographical scales: from the body to the global scale
- Qualitative methods in social geography
2) Difference and diversity
- Geographies of intersectionality (gender, ethnicity, sexuality)
- Emotions and spaces
- Social geographies of age: childhood and old age
- Geographies of (dis)ability
3) Geographies of well-being
- Health, risk and resilience
- Care and social well-being
4) Cultural landscape
- Toponymy and landscape
- Literature and landscape
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| preparation for work placements | 30 | 1.2 | CM06, KM09, KM10, SM08 |
| Turorials | 9.5 | 0.38 | CM06, KM09, KM10, SM08 |
| Essay and oral presentation | 20 | 0.8 | CM06, SM08 |
| Theory sessions | 32 | 1.28 | KM09, KM10 |
| Practices and group work | 16.5 | 0.66 | CM06, SM08 |
| Personal study | 42 | 1.68 | CM06, KM09, KM10, SM08 |
Lecture-style and practical classroom sessions will be held.
The formative activities include:
- Autonomous activities: individual reading and comprehension of texts and group work.
- Guided activities: lectures by the tutor, practical activities and active participation by students in theoretical sessions and in concept-understanding activities that will be carried out in the classroom.
- Supervised activities: small group (3 people) presentations of the readings, completion of practical exercises and group work.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work in group | 20% | 0 | 0 | KM09 |
| Essay and oral presentation | 20% | 0 | 0 | CM06 |
| Individual examination | 20% | 0 | 0 | SM08 |
| Individual exercise on readings | 20% | 0 | 0 | KM09 |
| Individual activities carried out in the classroom | 20% | 0 | 0 | KM09, KM10 |
The course is assessed through continuous assessment.
The evaluation includes five components:
- Individual in-class activities (20%) (exercises completed in class without prior notice)
- Group work (20%)
- Individual essay and oral presentation (20%)
- Group assignment based on readings (20%)
- Individual exam (20%)
For activities requiring the use of bibliographic sources, students will be evaluated on their application of the skills acquired in the course on information sources and APA referencing organized by the UAB Library Service.
Students must adhere to basic academic standards regarding citation and the avoidance of plagiarism (https://www.uab.cat/doc/GuiaCitesiPlagiEstudiants).
EXAM SCHEDULE AND SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS
Dates for exams and assignment submissions will be communicated to students well in advance and cannot be modified individually (except in exceptional and duly justified cases). Erasmus students requesting to take an exam earlier must provide the lecturer with written justification from their home university.
The resit exam date is set by the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and cannot be changed.
REASSESSMENT
All submitted activities with a grade below 5 are eligible for reassessment.
- The reassessment of the theoretical exam will take the form of another exam.
- For all other assessment activities, reassessment will consist of resubmitting the assignment.
- In-class activities carried out without prior notice are not eligible for reassessment.
NOT ASSESSED
A student will receive a grade of “Not assessed” if they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activities.
SINGLE ASSESSMENT
This course does not offer a single-assessment option.
GRADE REVIEW PROCEDURES
At the time each assessment activity is conducted, the lecturer will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for reviewing grades.
PLAGIARISM
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Prohibited use: This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Bibliography
Required readings:
Browne, Kath; Borisa, Dhiren; Gilmartin, Mary & Banerjea, Niharika (2024). Social Geographies: The Basics. Routledge.
Hopkins, Peter (2019). “Social geography I: Interseccionality", Progress in Human Geography, 43(5), 937-947.
Hopkins, Peter (2020). “Social Geography II: Islamophobia, transphobia and sizism", Progress in Human Geography, 44(3), 583-594.
Hopkins, Peter (2021). “Social geography III: Committing to social”, Progress in Human Geography, 45(2), 382-393.
Recommended readings:
Belmonte Ribas, Ánchel; Laporte, Lise, 2021, El Pirineo sin Briet, cien años de cambios en el paisaje, Geoparque Mundial Unesco Sobrarbe-Pirineos.
Hough, C. (Ed.). (2016). The Oxford handbook of names and naming. Oxford University Press.
Smith, Susan J.; Pain, Rachel; Marston, Sallie A. & Jones, John Paul (2010). “Introduction: situating social geographies”, The SAGE handbook of social geographies, London: Sage.
Nel·lo,Oriol, 2003, Aquí no! Conflictes territorials de Catalunya, Empúries.
Smith, Susan J.; Pain, Rachel; Marston, Sallie A. & Jones III, John Paul (eds.) (2009). The SAGE Handbook of Social Geographies, London: Sage.
The Newcastle Social Geographies Collective (2021). Social Geographies. An Introduction, London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Academic journals:
Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica
Social & Cultural Geography
Children’s Geographies
Gender, Place and Culture
Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
*For each topic, more detailed bibliography will be provided.
Software
Word, Excel, PowerPoint (or equivalent free software programmes).
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |