Spring 2027

Space and Place: a Geography of Experience

Explores space and place from the perspective of learning and everyday experience, examining their emergence from fundamental human needs, experiences, and ways of thinking.

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Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Keith Woodward

Students reported reading 120-160 pages per week, though the class required only three papers.

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Prerequisites

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GEOG 501

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KEITH WOODWARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT KAISER is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Keith Woodward

The course is fascinating but runs like a graduate-level seminar, requiring students to explore complex geography theories and philosophies.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.85 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Keith Woodward

Students reported reading 120-160 pages per week, though the class required only three papers.

Past student reviews · Keith Woodward

Keith Woodward was described as accommodating and passionate, though some found the class political and the readings boring.

Topics

  • Concepts of space and place
  • Learning and everyday experience
  • Fundamental human needs, experiences, and ways of thinking

Skills

  • Exploring concepts of space and place from the perspective of learning and everyday experience

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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