Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
To develop students knowledge of and capacities for critical analysis of geographies of the non-human and human-created world: e.g. animals, built infrastructure, chemicals, landscapes of memory, ghosts and commodities.
Intended Learning Outcomes
critically assess Human Geography research projects exploring the more-than-human world: 1identify geographical and transdisciplinary approaches and methodologies for more-than-human research: 2generate novel ideas for more-than-human research themes: 2identify how key concepts in Human Geography underpin the study of more-than-human geographies: 1
10 x 2 hour interactive lectures / seminars50 hours independent reading and asynchronous resource assessment80 hours coursework scoping, related reading and preparation of elements
Description of Module Assessment
1: Bibilography weighted 70%Annotated Bibliography3,000 word annotated bibliography. Entries for annotation will be available from a set reading list.
2: Portfolio weighted 30%Photovoice Portfolio`Photovoiceż is a research methodology which involves the use of photographs or images which can help us to interpret and understand the world. It is a technique often used by human geographers and social science researchers to discover different levels of meaning in relation to particular places (Harper, 2002).
You must source a series of at least 5 photos representative of the readings and annotate with an accompanying 1,000 words. The theme of this assessment is more-than-human universities. Readings will be available from a set list.