Weird Geographies
WEIRD GEOGRAPHIES interrogates the colonial history of geography and explores alternative ways of thinking about space and social life. Students describe key debates and concepts in the field.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 3.54 GPA, 73.5% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe many of the key debates, concepts, objects, and problems in geography.
Read and research critical scholarship.
Critically analyze several theoretical, practical, and scientific perspectives on space and place.
Identify effective strategies for developing and conducting interdisciplinary research.
Recall approaches to researching sociospatial topics.
Identify the basics of writing and editing academic theoretical research.
Develop curriculum that considers geography in a new light.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 3.54 GPA, 73.5% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
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Topics
- Colonial history of geography as a social science and practice.
- Ways of thinking about space and social life outside mainstream disciplinary frameworks.
- Key debates, concepts, objects, and problems in geography.
- Approaches to researching sociospatial topics.
Skills
- Critical analysis of theoretical, practical, and scientific perspectives on space and place; reading and researching critical scholarship.
- Developing and conducting interdisciplinary research; identifying approaches to researching sociospatial topics.
- Writing and editing academic theoretical research.
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