Seminar in geography
Associate Professor Jim Whitelaw
12 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Clayton * One four-hour seminar
This subject is conducted during the first half of the year. It examines both substance and research methodology in human and physical geography in a contemporary context. It aims to provide a contextual framework for the theses of honours students. Students will be assessed on a research seminar and a three-hour examination at mid-year. The seminar continues to meet in the second half of the year where it provides a forum for discussion on individual thesis projects.
Assessment
Written (6000 words): 50% * Examinations (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Unwin T The place of geography Longman, 1992
Recommended texts
Clark M J and others (eds) Horizons in physical geography Macmillan, 1989
Flew A A dictionary of philosophy Pan, 1979
Gregory D and Walford R (eds) Horizons in human geography Macmillan, 1989
Gregory K The nature of physical geography Arnold, 1986
Harvey D Social justice and the city Arnold, 1973
Harvey D Explanation in geography Arnold, 1969
Harvey M F and Holly B P Themes in geographic thought Croom Helm, 1981
Holt-Jensen A Geography: Its history and concepts Harper and Row, 1980
Johnston R J Geography and geographers Arnold, 1981
Johnston R J Philosophy and human geography Arnold, 1983
Johnston R J and others Dictionary of human geography 3rd edn, Blackwell, 1993
Kuhn T S The structure of scientific revolutions 2nd edn, U Chicago P, 1970
Lacey A R A dictionary of philosophy RKP, 1979
Livingstone D The geographical tradition Blackwell, 1992
Stoddart D R Geography, ideology and social concern Blackwell, 1981