T7-E3 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF SPACE
| Title | ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ / T7-E3 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF SPACE |
| Code | Θ7-Ε3 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | School of Spatial Planning and Development |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Yannis Frangopoulos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20002333 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mīchanikṓn CΗōrotaxías kai Anáptyxīs (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600111212
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600111212
- At the Website of the School: ftp://server.plandevel.auth.gr/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The complete presentation of the ideological-cultural dimensions of space and finally of the spatial planning at a time when more and more we experience change and multiculturalism. Then, understanding of the privileged relationship between space and cultural and ideological structures and their relations with the phenomenon of power in different space-time and systems.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The Cultural Geography as a branch of Human Geography. The anthropology of space as study - synchronic and diachronic – of composition of social groups and space. The concepts of culture and civilization. Evolution of notions in Cultural Geography. Culture, civilization, cultural system. Value systems in different times and places. Narratives and cinematic representations of space in cinema. The importance of the image, imagination and prefabricated patterns. Discussion of literature texts about the city.
Concepts of public and private space, of social and cultural construction of gender, race, ethnicity and social class. Examples from the city and countryside. The concept of otherness and the counterpoint between "us" and "them." Examples from the city and the countryside (Pomaks, Gypsies, etc.). Cultural identities and interactions at local and supra-local level. Post-modernity and globalization. Ethnicity, nationalism, local identities and place in theory and practice: the Greek case.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.9 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Fieldwork | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 108 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral examination and group writing work exercise in the thematic (2017)"Identities, "otherness" and City". Is requested the utilization of documentary or video related to the space or phenomenon of direct experience or interest of the student.
It is required the exploitation of documentaries, video related to space and the application of qualitative research, mainly deep interviews, the techniques of audiovisual anthropology (fotos, video) to the socio-spatial phenomena of direct experience through the proposed topics by the professor. It is proposed to be combined with the tools of cartography, GIS Information systems, Urban Planning and Spatial Planning "tools" for an eventual Proposal of Cultural Spatial Planning.
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Stevenson, D., (2007), «Πόλεις και αστικοί πολιτισμοί», Κριτική, Αθήνα
2. Ρέντζος, Γ., (2006), «Ανθρωπογεωγραφίες της πόλης», Τυπωθήτω – Γ. Δαρδανός, Αθήνα.
3. Πετροπούλου, Κ., Ραμαντιέ, Τ., "Αστικές Γεωγραφίες: Τοπία και Καθημερινές διαδρομές", Εκδότης): ΜΩΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΠΟΝ & ΣΙΑ ΕΕ
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
11-11-2017
