OVERVIEW

The Course aims to provide knowledge in the field of educational dimension, based on educational values of human geography. Will be illustred iconographic and geographic materials and main themes for the knowledge of our society. Will be illustred bibliographical, statistical, web, cartographical and didactic sources for the research in actual geography. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course of Human Geography aims to provide knowledge of human activities and expressions of culture in relation to anthropological reflection on geographical factors, in a multicultural perspective. The proposed educational activities and individual study will allow students to acquire adequate knowledge regarding the main tools of human geography. These skills will allow students to develop critical skills in the main conceptual categories of geography.

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.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching consists of frontal lectures for a total of 36 hours with the use of slides and eventually of videos, with analysis and discussion of case studies. Moments of debate on specific topics will also be planned during the course.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course introduces the main approaches of Human Geography and provides the theoretical and methodological tools necessary to understand and critically interpret contemporary geographical phenomena. Particular attention will be devoted to representations of space and to the evolution of geographical thought, from the earliest forms of cartography to more recent critical and participatory perspectives.

Through the development of an appropriate geographical vocabulary, students will explore key concepts of the discipline, including space, place, territory, landscape, region, environment, development, and gender, examining their social, cultural, political, and symbolic dimensions.

The course will also address the relationship between geography, power, and conflict; the role of maps in the production and communication of geographical knowledge; and major issues related to socio-spatial inequalities, environmental justice, climate change, and the Anthropocene.

Special attention will be given to geographies of difference and vulnerability, with a focus on gender issues, childhood and youth, environmental and social risks, and their educational implications. Through the analysis of case studies and the use of geographical research methods, including the follow-the-things approach, students will be guided in understanding the interconnections between local and global processes and in developing a critical perspective on the complexity of contemporary territories.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The slides used during the lessons and other teaching materials will be available on aul@web and should be used to prepare for the exam.

In addition, both attending and not attending students should use the following text:

- Varotto M (2025) Il primo libro di geografia. Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi.   

For non-attending students, alternatively to the slides and materials presented during the lessons, they can use a text of their choice from the following:

- Seager J. (2018) L'atlante delle donne. Add.

- De Marchi V. (a cura di, 2021). Atlante dell'infanzia a rischio 2021. Il futuro è già qui. Il mondo dei bambini di domani. Ponte delle Grazie. Available here: https://atlante.savethechildren.it/content2021/XII_Atlante_dell_infanzia_a_rischio__Il_futuro_e_gia_qui.pdf

- Pievani T. e Varotto M. (2021)  Viaggio nell'Italia dell'antropocene. Aboca.

- Pievani T. e Varotto M. (2022) Il giro del mondo nell'Antropocene. Raffaello Cortina. 

- Gemenne F. e Rankovi A. (2021) Atlante dell'Antropocene. Mimesis. 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SARA BONATI (President)

MARINA MARENGO

GRAZIANO MAMONE (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons will start in September. The course calendar will be available on aulaweb. 

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be written and will have both closed (quiz) and open questions.

Non-attending students who wish to bring a text of their choice in place of the slides must inform the professor of their choice when registering for the exam or at least 1 week before the scheduled date of the test. 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Details on how to prepare for the exam and on the degree of depth of each topic will be given during the lessons. The verification has the task of verifying that the student has learned to use the main conceptual categories of human geography, as well as acquired the specific scientific vocabulary.

There may be a written test at the end of the module.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students are invited to consult the teaching page (http://www.aulaweb.unige.it/) where all the information and teaching materials will be published.