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GEOG 1356 – Human Geography: People, Places and Cultures

SE 3

3

Block

keine Angabe

Englisch

Systematic introduction to the spatial organization of generalized human behavior patterns including population demographics, migration, language, religion, political structures, economic systems, settlement patterns, and human landscape features.

Geography is the study of the inter-relations between humans and their environments. People have a tremendous impact on the earth; in turn our physical environs influence our identities, societies and cultures. Geography is much more than the study of where things are; it is also a way of understanding the world and our own place in it. In this course we will address contemporary problems of violence, poverty, injustice, and environmental degradation. The goal of this course is to develop your geographical imagination through the practice of making the "strange" (far-off places) familiar, while making the familiar a bit stranger-- in other words, re-examining daily life and practices in our local communities. Case studies introduced in lecture will complement (rather than overlap) the reading from the texts. Students will be exposed to various places around the world, and in different scales: local, national, regional and global, with particular emphasis on the European experience.

Class Rules & Attendance The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all classes and any required lectures and field trips. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, UIBK students who have to miss a UNO class due to UIBK examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused class days will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at
Beginn: 1. Juli 2013

01.07.-08.08.2013, 08:00 - 09:20 Uhr