OVERVIEW

The aim of the course is to examine the relationship between the description of space and the phenomenon of power, the transformation of the concepts and tools of geographic communication, in relation to the evolution of international relations.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course studies the link between geopolitical communication and the geographic tools. To this end, we will deepen the analysis of the way in which maps and concept are involved in the relationship between politics and the media in social control

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide the basic methodological tools to connect the geographical discourse to ideological and political communication. At the end of the course the student will be able to understand the role played by geography in the practice of social control.

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching takes place through lectures on some of the most significant examples of the relationship between cartographic practice and political propaganda.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The aim of the course is to acquire the basic knowledge to understand the relationship between geographical practice and political propaganda, with particular reference to the role played by the cartographic image

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

BETTONI G. – TAMPONI I., Geopolitica e comunicazione, Milano, Franco Angeli 2012

E. BORIA, Carte come armi, Nuova Cultura, 2012.

LESSONS

LESSONS START

February 17th

Class schedule

GEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNICATION (LM)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is an oral test aimed at understanding the knowledge acquired by the student on the mechanisms which make the cartographic image a fundamental tool for the popularization of political discourse.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral test ascertains the degree of acquisition of the methodological tools in order to link the geographical discourse to the political and ideological communication and to define its relevance among the tecniques of social control.

The assessment of the learning level reached by the student during the oral final exam takes into account the following value scale:

- the exam will be evaluated with marks from very good (28-29) to excellent (30 and 30 with honors) if the student, through conceptual knowledge and clarity, has a full command of the topics covered;

- the exam will be evaluated with marks from good (25-27) to satisfactory (23-24) if the student with correct but not always appropriate language shows an in-depth understanding of the topics covered;

- the exam will be considered sufficient (18-22) whether the student with inappropriate and not very clear expressive methods shows an approximate overall    preparation;

- the exam will be evaluated negatively whether the student shows important training gaps.

Exam schedule