Unit information: Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography in 2008/09

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Unit name Philosophy, Social Theory and Geography
Unit code GEOG25110
Credit points 20
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Dr. Dewsbury
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

All Geography Year 1 units
Co-requisites

All Geography Year 2 Syllabus C units
School/department School of Geographical Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

This unit situates the development of human geography within the broader tradition of social theory and relates current issues to wider debates centering on philosophies and sociologies of science, theories of interpretation, Marxism and critical theory, poststructuralism and neo-pragmatism, and feminist approaches to knowledge and social theory.

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