People, Place and Culture

Uitgebreide vaknaam	People, Place and Culture
Leerdoelen	1. Define, interpret and contextualize key concepts from the field of cultural geography and related disciplines, regarding glocalization, community development, and everyday geographies 2. Discuss the meaning of various cultural geographical concepts in relation to both wider societal developments and everyday life and practices 3. Reflect on their positionality regarding topical issues in the field of cultural geography 4. Conduct a group research project on a concrete geographical issue in the Northern Netherlands 5. Problematize a concrete geographical issue, using concepts and literature from the field of cultural geography 6. Make effective use of a media database (Nexis Uni) 7. Present and do justice to the variety of views on a concrete geographical issue 8. Take responsibility for and agree upon the planning and project management of a group assignment
Omschrijving	--Please be aware that most of the course will be taught online. Some on-campus elements will be offered, but these will be communicated through Nestor shortly before the start of the course-- In this course, students will be introduced to important concepts in the field of cultural geography and related fields such as sociology, anthropology, cultural studies and human geography more broadly. The relation between people, places and cultures will be discussed extensively. Literature and lectures will be centered around the following themes: the interaction between the global and the local - glocalization; community (development) in a globalizing world; everyday geographies and exclusion; applying concepts in geographical research. Lectures, guest lectures and independent study of literature are applied to introduce various concepts related to the themes. Acquired knowledge is tested in a digital exam. Next to this, students can participate in reflection sessions, guided by lecturer(s). The discussions will focus on either obligatory literature or video documentaries. Students can chose to participate in order to be better prepared for the exam. Throughout the course, students will work on a group assignment. In this assignment they will conduct research on a concrete geographical issue in the Northern Netherlands. Within a wider theme group, students will select a ‘contested case’, and do justice to the multiplicity of views on the issue. They will present their findings in an autonomous presentation (max. 6 minutes), i.e. running independently without a presenter. Assessment consists of the following products/activities: the intermediate digital short essay exam (50%) and the assignment (50%) – specifically the autonomous presentation and the justification report.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	Discussion sessions, Guest lectures, Independent study, Lectures, Seminars (Students will actively engage in discussions on obligatory literature and film/documentaries.)
Toetsvorm	Active participation, Group assignments, Interim test with open questions digital
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. K. Salemink
Docent(en)	dr. K. Salemink , Supervisors
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Lectures have obligatory literature (academic papers) related to them, that will be announced on Nestor – students are expected to find these papers themselves through the university facilities
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Maximum number of students is 120. This course is also open for students from Spatial Planning and Design and Exchange students.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Human Geography & Planning  (Basic programme Human Geography & Planning) 2 semester I b verplicht BSc Spatial Planning and Design  (Optional courses BSc Spatial Planning and Design) 3 semester I b keuze Pre-master programmes FSS  (Pre-master Cultural Geography) - semester I b verplicht Pre-master programmes FSS  (Pre-master Society, Sustainability and Planning) - semester I b verplicht