During this semester our discussions will be focussed on a review of traditional and new cultural geographic approaches to the constructions of cultural landscapes (place and environment) and cultural identities. This course emphasises selected topics in cultural geography such as traditions in cultural geographic approaches, the social construction of place and topographic features (via time and space) and place names with special reference to European, East Asian or New Zealand cultures
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By the end of this course, students will be able to: Be conversant with key theoretical perspectives within the field of cultural geography (Capability 1, 2 and 4) Provide evidence of critical reading that has resulted in your ability to discuss links between theory, method and research findings; (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4) Apply your understanding of the links between land, place and culture to a range of examples within New Zealand and international settings. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)