CODE 61271 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 TEORIE E TECNICHE DELLA MEDIAZIONE INTERLINGUISTICA 8741 (L-12) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-GGR/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to provide the main theoretical references and foundations of human geography and to illustrate some case studies for a reading of the territory in space / time. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to present the main conceptual categories related to space (territory, territorialization, place, region, etc.) as well as to the relationship between man and the environment (natural and cultural) over time. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Attendance and active participation in the proposed training activities and individual study will enable the student to acquire adequate knowledge regarding the main tools of human geography. These skills will allow the student to develop critical skills in this regard of the main conceptual categories of geography. PREREQUISITES None TEACHING METHODS The lectures will be in Italian. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Common part for courses of 6 and 9 CFU - The main models of representation of geographic phenomena will be presented, as well as a basis for the representations of space, from the origins to the contemporary. - The main concepts related to human geography, the relationship between human geography and cultural geography, population movements, the characteristics of the world population, the territorial economic structures (sectors of economic activity), urban systems and structures will be analyzed in depth. For the special part relating to the 9 CFU program: The representations and the enhancement of the territories starting from the literary geography and the geography of literature. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For the common part: Representations of the world: the slides used during the lessons and other didactic material will be available on aul @ web (cartography materials in pdf). J.D. Fellmann, M.D. Bjelland, A. Getis, J. Getis, Human Geography, Milan, McGraw-Hill, 3rd ed. February 2016, ISBN: 9788838615467. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12. Students are required to study all the materials on the web room. For the special part relating to the 9 CFU program: Marengo M., Geografia e letteratura. Piccolo manuale d’uso, Bologna, Patron, 2016. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARINA MARENGO Ricevimento: By appointment. marina.marengo@unige.it SERGIO MOSCONE Exam Board MARINA MARENGO (President) SERGIO MOSCONE (President) MICHELA BADII ENRICO BERNARDINI LESSONS LESSONS START 3 October 2019 Class schedule HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will be written, exclusively in Italian. ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment of knowledge will take place through a written test with open questions Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 23/01/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 31/01/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 05/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 14/02/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 27/03/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 05/06/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 10/07/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 04/09/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 18/09/2020 15:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION The lessons of professor Marina Marengo will take place on the following days (Thursday 14-15; Friday 10-12): 3-4 October 10-11 October 17-18 October 24-25 October 7-8 November 14-15 November Professor Moscone (lecturer) will continue with his lessons on Fridays from 12 to 15. Students are invited to consult the teaching page (http://www.aulaweb.unige.it/) where all information and teaching materials will be published