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DIRECTIONSINGEOGRAPHYGEOG324,A01SPRING2021

“WeacknowledgewithrespecttheLkwungen-speakingpeoplesonwhosetraditionalterritorytheUniversityofVictoriastands,andtheSonghees,EsquimaltandWSANEC

peopleswhosehistoricalrelationshipswiththelandcontinuetothisday.”

COURSEOUTLINEINSTRUCTOR: SharonDias,PhDCandidateWelcome to GEOG 324 Directions inGeography! A little word from yourinstructor:I am a geographer passionate about therelationships between people, cities,environment and housing. These majortopicshavedrivenmyworkwithresearchto take a special look at the spatial andsocial interactions of low-incomecommunities on urban settlements. I amcurrentlyaPhDcandidateatUniversityofVictoria, where I am in a Joint PhDProgram inpartnershipwith the FederalFluminense University in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. My current research draws uponthe impactsof financializationofhousingonlowincomepeople,particularlywomenand racialized population in the GlobalSouth/Latin America/Brazil in times ofCovid-19. As an instructor,my goal is tosupport your learning development bymakingthisasafeandexcitingeducationalenvironmentforyouall,aplacewherewecan advance science and geographicalknowledge in our complex world,envisioning to tackle socio-spatial andenvironmentalissuesandtobuildabettersocietyforusall.

Office: OnlineE-mail: sharonddias@uvic.caLectures:Monday(self-pacedstudy)&Thursday(onlinelecture)Time:10:00to11:20AMLocation: Online/ZoomOfficeHours: Thursday11:30-12:30PM orbyappointment

Welcometoourclass!

***NOTE:THISCOURSEWILLBEACOMBINATIONOFASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS TEACHINGANDLEARNING.Mondays: During the self-paced study students willreflectonthereadings,takenotesandpreparefortheThursday lecture by developing questions andbringing examples from the materials and othersourcestheyhavebeenprovidedwith.Thursdays: Instructor will give a lecture, criticallyexplain the topic of the week, readings content, askquestions, showcase data related to the topic of theweek, engage with students an promote groupactivities.

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PERMANENTLECTUREZOOMLINK:JoinZoomMeetingthroughthelinkpostedatBrightspaceCOURSEOVERVIEW

This course examines geographic thoughts and practices.Wewill critically review earlydevelopments in the discipline and will then focus on contemporary Geography, byidentifying a broad spectrum of different approaches and methods applied withinGeography. What differentiates Geographers from other scholars? What specificcontributionscanthedisciplinemake?WhatarethetoolsandmethodsGeographersuse?We will discuss diverse ways of doing Geography, from physical to human and the in-betweens.Theproposedreadingsfocusoncontentiouscontemporarythemes,rangingfromindigenousGeography to Geographies of waste, housing and Covid-19 applying different lenses toanalyzevariousaspectsanddiversequestionsrelatedtothesethemes.Studentswillapplytheirowngeographic interests in their individualresearchproject, focusedononeof themultipleapproachesingeography.Onlinefield-visitandguestspeakerswillprovidehands-onandin-depthinformationrelatedtothetopics.Thestudentprojectwillinvolveliteraturereview and discussions on how geography contributes to the debate of relevantcontemporaryissuesandcanhelptosolveavarietyofsocietalissues.Throughout the course,wewill identify and review the students’perspectives andmaininterestswithingeography.Therewillberoomforreflectionsanddiscussionsonspecificquestionsas tohowknowledge iscreated inGeography,howit isdisseminatedandwhobenefitsfromit?Thecourseformatcomprehendslectures,inclassdiscussions,anddebates,filmscreenings,studentpresentationsandavirtualfieldtrip.Inclassparticipationiskeytothriveinthiscourse.

LEARNINGOUTCOMESThis course seeks toprovide the studentswith insightson thehistory,developmentandcontemporary thoughts related to geography. The students will be exposed to diverseperspectivesandapproacheswithinphysicalandhumangeography.Byexaminingspecifictopics, we will learn about academic writing and the application of particular researchmethods for the inquiries under study. The course aims at promoting creativity andreflections on the students’ own research interests, by critically assessing geographicalscholarship indifferentareas. In this course, the studentswillbeengaged inpresenting,discussingandproducingessays.

REQUIREDCOURSEREADINGSANDADDITIONALSOURCESTheyareallpostedonthecoursepageonBrightspace(https://bright.uvic.ca/d2l/home).

Eventually, there will be some additional sources and breaking-news added to the listaccordingtotheongoingscientificdevelopmentinourworld.

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ONLINELECTURESTOPICSANDSELECTEDREADINGSPleaseremindthatwewillmeetonlineeveryThursdayat10am,andcomeasprepareasyoucan.Week Dates

*Self-pace*Onlinelecture

READINGSAllthereadingshavebeenpostedatBrightspace

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11.01.14.01.

MultipleapproachesandapplicationstoGeography-Hanson,S.(2004)WhoAre“We”?AnImportantQuestionforGeography'sFuture.AnnalsoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographers,94(4):715-722.Lecture–CourseIntroductionandongoingDirectionsinGeography

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18.01.21.01.

WhatdoesitmeantobeaGeographer?-Cutteretal.(2002)TheBigQuestionsinGeography.ProfessionalGeographer,54(3):305–317.SomeofthebigchallengesinGeography-Dicken,P.(2004)Geographersand‘globalization’:(yet)anothermissedboat?TransactionsoftheInstituteofBritishGeographers,29(1):5–26.Lecture

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25.01.28.01.

Geographyandphilosophy:Theevolutionofgeographicthoughtandresearchtraditions-Keighren,I.M.(2017)HistoryandphilosophyofgeographyI:Theslow,theturbulent,andthedissenting.ProgressinHumanGeography,41(5)638–647.MethodsinGeography-Leszczynski,A.2020.DigitalMethodsII:Digital-visualsmethods.ProgressinHumanGeography,43(6),1143–1152.-DeLyser,D.;Sui,D.2012.Crossingthequalitative-quantitativedivideII:Inventiveapproachestobigdata,mobilemethods,andrhythmanalysis.ProgressinHumanGeography37(2),294-305.Lecture–GroupPresentations

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IndigenousGeography-Arvin,M.Tuck,E.&Morrill,A.(2013)SettlercolonialismDecolonizingFeminism:ChallengingConnectionsbetweenSettlerColonialismandHeteropatriarchy.FeministForm.,25(1):8-34. Rose-Redwood,R.,Barnd,N.B.,Lucchesi,A.H.,Dias,S.,&Patrick,W.(2020).DecolonizingtheMap:RecenteringIndigenousMappings.Cartographica:TheInternationalJournalforGeographicInformationandGeovisualization55(3),151-162.https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/766913.Lecture-GroupPresentations

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Spatialrepresentation,cartographyandcommunitymapping-Parker,B.(2006)ConstructingCommunityThroughMaps?PowerandPraxisinCommunityMapping.TheProfessionalGeographer,58(4):470–484.CriticalGISRoche,S.(2017)GeographicinformationscienceIII:Spatialthinking,interfacesandalgorithmicurbanplaces–Towardsmartcities.ProgressinHumanGeography,41(5)657–666.Lecture

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15.02–19.02FamilyDayandweekofReadingBreak

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22.02.

PoliticalGeography-Ferreti,F.;Pedrosa,Breno.2017.InventingCriticalDevelopment:ABraziliangeographerandhisNorthernnetworks.TransactionsoftheInstituteofBritishGeographers.UrbanGeography

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25.02.

-Ananya Roy (2016) What is urban about critical urban theory?, Urban Geography, 37:6, 810-823, DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1105485 - Drew Kaufman (2020): Expulsion: A type of forced mobility experienced by homeless people in Canada, Urban Geography, DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2020.1853919 Lecture

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EconomicGeographyandalternatives-Gibson-Graham,J.K.(2012)DiverseEconomies:PerformativePracticesforOtherWorlds.InBarnes,T.J.;Peck,J.&Sheppard,E.TheWiley-BlackwellCompaniontoEconomicGeography.TheInformalEconomy-Inverardi-Ferri,C.(2017)Theenclosureof“wasteland”:Rethinkinginformalityanddispossession.TransactionsoftheInstituteofBritishGeographers,43:230–244.Lecture–Writtenresponsetoselectedreadings(20%)ResearchPaperOutlineDue(1pageoutline-Optional)

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EnvironmentalGeography-Lepawsky,J.&McNarb(2010)Mappinginternationalflowsofelectronicwaste.TheCanadianGeographer,54(2):177–195.-Mitchell,A.(2015)Thinkingwithoutthe‘circle’:Marineplasticandglobalethics.PoliticalGeography,47:77-85.Lecture

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15.03.18.03.

GeographiesofWaste-Moore,S.(2012)Garbagematters:Conceptsinnewgeographiesofwaste.ProgressinHumanGeography,36(6):780–799.-Edwards,F.&Mercer,D.(2008)GleaningfromGluttony:anAustralianyouthsubcultureconfrontstheethicsofwaste.AustralianGeographer,38(3):279-296.Lecture

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Challengesanddirectionsingeography:GeographiesofCovid-19-Castree,N.(2014).TheAnthropoceneandGeographyIII:FutureDirections.GeographyCompass,8(7),464-476.-Rose-Redwood,etal.2020.GeographiesoftheCOVID-19pandemic.DialoguesinHumanGeography,10(2),97-106.Lecture

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Onlinelecture-WedoScience:ScientificCommunicationWorkshopStudentsinClasspresentations–1stround-ResearchPaperDueforAllStudents

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EasterMondayStudentsinClasspresentations–2ndround

REQUIREDTEXTSThereisnocoursetextandtheweeklymandatoryreadingsareavailableatBrightspace.MARKALLOCATIONGroupWork 20%Writtenresponsetoselectedreadings20%Researchpaper 30%Paperpresentation 20%Attendanceandclassparticipation 10%ASSIGNMENTDETAILS I.GroupWork:Geographerswhochangetheworld(20%)InWeek2youwillsignupforgrouppresentationabouttheacademic-social-environmentalworkandengagementofoneortwogeographerswhohavechangedtheworldindifferentscales (locally, regionally, nationally, internationally). I will provide each group withsuggestionsofsomegeographerstheymightwanttodevelopaworkabout.Thisgroupworkentailsthepreparationofashort(10-15minutes)presentation,summarizingsomeofthe

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following aspects: early life, geography studies, research agenda and development,theoreticalcontributions,researchfindings,possibleapplicationsofthatgeographer’swork,and critical reflections. The groupwillpresent their findings as slide-show (you can usedifferent tools such as Prezi, Canva, Powerpoint), etc. to raise awareness and promotediscussion, engaging the classwith thoughtful provocations that have emerged from theresearch.Thegroupmustalsopreparefiveengagingquestionsforthepublic.Thisisagreatopportunity for you to know about concreted example and life path of importantgeographersandtoengagewithourcoursecommunity.II.Writtenresponsetoselectedreadings(20%)Amajoraimforthisclassistodevelopcriticalreadingandanalysisskills.Bythiswemean(1)honingyourabilitytosummarizethemainargumentsofthetext,(2)askrelevantandinsightful questions of the text, and (3) develop your own insights and analysis into thetext/importantthemesofthecourse.InWeek8,youwillprovideashortarticlereviewalsoknownaswrittencriticalanalysison2readingsofyourpreference fromourreading list(maximum length: 1000 words you can write a bit more if you wish), to be posted onThursdays.Ideally,thetextswillyoubechoosingfromthecourselistshouldbetherereadingsthatmostspeaktoyou,thatyouwanttoknowmoreabout,andthatarerelatedtotopicsingeographythat you see yourself working on or researching about. This assignment is a greatopportunitytostartbuildingonyourresearchpaper(detailsbelow).Forthisassignment,pleasefollowthetipsonacademicwritingandguidelinesprovidedatBrightspace.III.Researchpaper(30%)Thispaperassignmentwillassessyourabilitytodoresearchoutsideofclassandtieyouranalysisbacktokeythemescoveredduringthissection.DetailsonthisassignmentwillbepostedBrightspacebythebeginningofWeek2.PaperswillbeuploadedtoBrightspaceonApril1st.Intheresearchpaper,youwillconnectatleast2ofthetopicscoveredinclass.Itisexpectedthatyouanswerthequestionsastowhygeographyandwhatkindofgeographicframeworkyouarebuildingoninyourdiscussion.Whatistheparticularlensyouaretaking?Youhavetoprovidekeyreferencesdemonstratingengagementwiththeliterature(Maximumlengthbetween3000words).IV.Individualpaperpresentation(20%)InWeek 12 and 13, students will present their research and findings. You may usePowerPoint or any other related computer software as a visual supplement to the oralpresentation.Ideally,wewillscheduleapproximately10minutesforeachpresentation,plusanadditional5minutesforquestions/answers.Thismaybechangedependingonhowmanystudentsareenrolledinthecourse.

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V.AttendanceandParticipation(10%)Students are expected to attend and actively participate in all classes. To achieve fullparticipationmarksmeansthatthestudentengagesinthediscussionandactivelylistens,posesquestionsandprovidesanswersorcontributionswhenpossible.Thisisaneasymarktoget,byregularlyattendingclassandcomingprepared.GRADINGSYSTEMaspertheAcademicCalendar

Grade Gradepointvalue

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Exceptional,outstandingandexcellentperformance.Normallyachievedbyaminorityofstudents.Thesegradesindicateastudentwhoisself-initiating,exceedsexpectationandhasaninsightfulgraspofthesubjectmatter.

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77-79%73-76%70-72%

Verygood,goodandsolidperformance.Normallyachievedbythelargestnumberofstudents.Thesegradesindicateagoodgraspofthesubjectmatterorexcellentgraspinoneareabalancedwithsatisfactorygraspintheotherarea.

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Satisfactory,orminimallysatisfactory.Thesegradesindicateasatisfactoryperformanceandknowledgeofthesubjectmatter.

D 1 50-59% MarginalPerformance.Astudentreceivingthisgradedemonstratedasuperficialgraspofthesubjectmatter.

F 0 0-49% Unsatisfactoryperformance.Wrotefinalexaminationandcompletedcourserequirements;nosupplemental.

N 0 0-49%Didnotwriteexaminationorcompletecourserequirementsbytheendoftermorsession;nosupplemental.

GEOGRAPHYDEPARTMENTINFO

• GeographyDepartmentwebsite:http://geog.uvic.ca• Advising:geogadvising@uvic.ca

POLICYONLATEASSIGNMENTSWorksubmittedlatewillbeacceptedwitha5%dailypenalty(includingweekenddays),up

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tosevendaysaftertheduedate.Ifneeded,youmaysubmityourassignmentduringtheweekendasawaytominimizelatepenalties.Incaseofanoutstandingvalidsituationyoumustcontactme,preferablyinadvance.IcannotconsideraparticularsituationunlessIknowaboutit,sodonotwaituntiltheendofthetermtocommunicatewithmeifsomethingdidcomeup.Forhealthreasons,adoctor’scertificatemustbesubmitted.Noextensionswillbegrantedunlessyouhavecommunicatedwiththeinstructorandyourreasonshavebeendeemedvalid.POLICYONATTENDANCEClasswillstartontime.Ifyouhavetocomeintoclasslate,pleasedosointheleastdisruptivemannerpossible.Asasignofrespecttotheinstructorandtherestoftheclass,latearrivalsarediscouraged,asareearlydepartures.Studentsareexpectedtodotheassignedreadingsinadvanceandbepreparedtoparticipateinclassdiscussionsandin-classactivities.Pleasenotethatparticipationdoescounttowardsyourgrade.Theuseofcomputersandotherelectronicdevicesinclassshouldbelimitedtoactivitiesrelatedtothecourse.Pleaseturncellphonesoffduringclass.ACADEMICINTEGRITYItiseverystudent’sresponsibilitytobeawareoftheuniversity’spoliciesonacademicintegrity,includingpoliciesoncheating,plagiarism,unauthorizeduseofaneditor,multiplesubmission,andaidingotherstocheat.PolicyonAcademicIntegrity:http://web.uvic.ca/calendar/undergrad/info/regulations/academic-integrity.html.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordoubts,talktome,yourcourseinstructor.Formoreinformation,seehttp://www.uvic.ca/learningandteaching/students/resources/expectations/.ACCESSIBILITYStudentswithdiverselearningstylesandneedsarewelcomeinthiscourse.Inparticular,ifyouhaveadocumenteddisabilityorhealthconsiderationthatmayrequireaccommodations,pleasefeelfreetoapproachmeand/ortheResourceCentreforStudentswithaDisability(RCSDhttp://rcsd.uvic.ca/)assoonaspossible.TheRCSDstaffisavailablebyappointmenttoassessspecificneeds,providereferrals,andarrangeappropriateaccommodations.Thesooneryouletusknowyourneeds,thequickerwecanassistyouinachievingyourlearninggoalsinthiscourse.POSITIVITYANDSAFETYTheUniversityofVictoriaiscommittedtopromoting,providingandprotectingapositiveandsafelearningandworkingenvironmentforallitsmembers.UVictakessexualizedviolenceseriously,andhasraisedthebarforwhatisconsideredacceptablebehaviour.Weencouragestudentstolearnmoreabouthowtheuniversitydefinessexualizedviolenceanditsoverallapproachbyvisitingwww.uvic.ca/svp.Ifyouor

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someoneyouknowhasbeenimpactedbysexualizedviolenceandneedsinformation,advice,and/orsupportpleasecontactthesexualizedviolenceresourceofficeinEquityandHumanRights(EQHR).Whetherornotyouhavebeendirectlyimpacted,ifyouwanttotakepartintheimportantpreventionworktakingplaceoncampus,youcanalsoreachout:Where:SexualizedviolenceresourceofficeinEQHR,SedgewickC119Phone:250.721.8021-Email:svpcoordinator@uvic.ca-Web:www.uvic.ca/svpCOURSEEXPERIENCESURVEY(CES)Ivalueyourfeedbackonthiscourse.Towardstheendofterm,asinallothercoursesatUVic,youwillhavetheopportunitytocompleteananonymoussurveyregardingyourlearningexperience(CES).Thesurveyisvitaltoprovidingfeedbacktomeregardingthecourseandmyteaching,aswellastohelpthedepartmentimprovetheoverallprogramforstudentsinthefuture.ThesurveyisaccessedviaMyPageandcanbedoneonyourlaptop,tablet,ormobiledevice.Iwillremindyouandprovideyouwithmoredetailedinformationnearerthetimebutpleasebethinkingaboutthisimportantactivityduringthecourse.DISCLAIMERTheaboveschedule,policies,procedures,andassignmentsinthiscoursearesubjecttochangeintheeventofextenuatingcircumstances.

“WeacknowledgewithrespecttheLkwungen-speakingpeoplesonwhosetraditionalterritorytheUniversityofVictoriastands,andtheSonghees,EsquimaltandWSANEC

peopleswhosehistoricalrelationshipswiththelandcontinuetothisday.”