OVERVIEW

The course aims at reconstructing the link between geographical theory and political practice, highlighting the changes in the meaning of geographical space, induced by the historical relations between power and knowledge in the western cultural system.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at reconstructing the link between geography and reflections on the phenomenon of power. In particular, we will highlight the methods by which the description of physical and anthropic space relates to the transmission of concepts and images that constitute the Western geopolitical consciousness.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main objective of the course is the acquisition of the interpretative tools of the connection between geographical theory and the forms of intervention on the environment as a geographical territory and an "architectural" space functional to the exercise of control.

The student will acquire a greater ability to manage their social interactions with a collaborative attitude, constructive communication and dialogue skills

TEACHING METHODS

The course will be conducted with face-to-face lectures, accompanied by in-depth slides. External experts may be invited to give lectures on specific topics during the course. Attending students may present short papers in class on topics agreed upon with the lecturer. Attending students may present short papers in class on topics agreed upon with the lecturer. 

Non-attending students can listen to the lecture recording on the Team platform "Geopolitics Course 23-24" (access code: 0gxhwe9).  Attendance in this form, however, requires exam preparation according to the syllabus given for non-attending students.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Historical reconstruction of the relationship between geographical practice and the exercise of power. Critical interpretation of the cartographic image and analysis of the concepts in which the coincidence between space and power is manifested

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

For attending students (9 CFU)

C. Cerreti- M.Marconi-P.Sellari, Spazi e poteri. Geografia politica, geografia economica, geopolitica, Laterza, 2019 (Parts I, II, III).

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G. Lizza, Gli orizzonti della nuova geopolitica. Verso il 2050, UTET, 2021

E. Boria, Carte come armi. Geopolitica, cartografia, comunicazione, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2012.

For non-attending students (9 CFU)

C. Cerreti- M.Marconi-P.Sellari, Spazi e poteri. Geografia politica, geografia economica, geopolitica, Laterza, 2019 (excluding Part IV).

B. Loyer, Geopolitica. Metodi e concetti, Utet Università, 2020

G. Lizza, Gli orizzonti della nuova geopolitica. Verso il 2050, UTET, 2021

E. Boria, Carte come armi. Geopolitica, cartografia, comunicazione, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2012.

For attending students (6 CFU)

C. Cerreti-M.Marconi-P.Sellari, Spazi e poteri. Geografia politica, geografia economica, geopolitica, Laterza, 2019 ( Parti I, II, III).

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G. Lizza, Gli orizzonti della nuova geopolitica. Verso il 2050, UTET, 2021.

For non attending students ( 6 CFU)

C. Cerreti-M.Marconi- P.Sellari, Spazi e poteri. Geografia politica, geografia economica, geopolitica, Laterza, 2019 (esclusa Parte IV).

B. Loyer, Geopolitica. Metodi e concetti, Utet Università, 2023

E. Boria, Carte come armi. Geopolitica, cartografia, comunicazione, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2012.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CARLA PAMPALONI (President)

GIUSEPPE ROCCA

LORENZO BROCADA (Substitute)

ENRICO PRIARONE (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

18 September  2023

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination consists of an oral test during which the student must demonstrate, in full possession of the disciplinary vocabulary, the ability to frame the arguments from the point of view of the history of geographical thought and the theories related to its expression in the fields of geopolitics and cartography

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The examination will verify the mastery of the decoding tools of the historical relationship between geography and power. The critical thinking skills on the effects derived from the historical role of geography in the formation of collective identity and cultural system and on its function as a social product will also be assessed.

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 in the course and can identify the relationships between political practice and geographical knowledge configured by the geopolitical theory;

- 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

FURTHER INFORMATION

The teacher remains available for any clarifications (carla.pampaloni@unige.it)