| Unit name | Nature, Culture, Power |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOG35250 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Dixon |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This team taught human geography course examines how politics - in the broadest sense of the word - shapes human knowledge of, and interactions with, the physical environment. It will introduce students to current debates and key conceptual approaches in areas such as environmental histories, science and technology studies, postcolonial ecology, environmental governance, and eco-governmentality. These literatures situate understandings of the physical environment in their historical, social and cultural contexts, draw attention to the uneven politics of access to, and control over, natural resources, and explore the implications of social theory for critical understandings of relationships between human and bio-physical sciences.
