CODE 72182 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE DELL'EDUCAZIONE E DELLA FORMAZIONE 10841 (L-19) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-GGR/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION 8750 (coorte 2022/2023) HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 66887 2022 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES 10841 (coorte 2022/2023) HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 66887 2022 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Modern social geography brings together multiple orientations and research methods focused on the relationships between territorial and social dynamics. Social geography questions how society interacts with space, how society perceives space and attributes symbolic values to it, and therefore relates to it by assuming certain behaviours or making certain choices of territorial organization. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide an overview of the main geographical schools and the main themes and problems for the interpretation and analysis of socio-territorial dynamics. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims both to provide the main theoretical references and foundations of social geography and to illustrate some case studies for a reading of social and economic phenomena on the territory. In particular, the course focuses on the relationship between society and space, the latter understood as a social product. Students will be able to acquire adequate knowledge and an effective ability to understand the perspectives and tools for the analysis of space as a social product; they will also be able to apply the acquired knowledge and understand issues related to the interrelationships between territorial dynamics and social dynamics. In particular, at the end of the course students should be able to: - identify the theoretical foundations and the main historical phases of social geography - distinguish between the different spaces (absolute, relative and social) - recognize the main processes of social place transformation - use the geographic language to describe and read phenomena - apply the tools provided by social geography for a critical interpretation of territorial processes PREREQUISITES Having taken the Human Geography exam in the first year TEACHING METHODS Lectures with slide projections and docu-videos with analysis and discussion of case studies. Debates on some of the main topics discussed will be also planned during the course. For students with DSA certifications, compensatory or dispensatory measures are guaranteed, while taking care of the acquisition of the skills envisaged by the Workshop (L.170/2010). Please contact the Teachers. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course aims to address different thematic areas relating to the social construction of nature, the evolution of social structures, urban spaces/conflicts, and socio-spatial inequalities. In particular, climate change, socio-environmental justice, sustainable development, social vulnerability as a structural phenomenon, social urban geography will be the subject of in-depth analysis. Finally, geo-cartographic tools will be used for the critical reading of the various phenomena analyzed. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For attending students: - Slides presented in class and uploaded on Aulaweb portal. In addition, the critical reading of one of the following texts: Ward C. (2018). L'educazione incidentale. Elèuthera, Milan. Reclus E. (2022). Natura e società. Scritti di geografia sovversiva. Elèuthera, Milan (limited to section Libertà, uguaglianza, geografia di JP. Clark, pp. 9-158). Kern L. (2022). La gentrificazione è inevitabile e altre bugie. Treccani, Rome (chapters 1-7). Kern L. (2021). La città femminista. La lotta per lo spazio in un mondo disegnato da uomini. Treccani, Rome. De Filpo M., De Vecchis G., Leonardi S. (a cura di, 2017). Geografie disuguali. Carocci, Rome. Amato F. (a cura di, 2021). Genere, sesso, migrazione. Derive Approdi, Rome. N. Varani, A. Primi, La condizione della donna in Africa Sub-sahariana. Riflessioni geografiche, Libreria Universitaria, Padova, 2011 (Note introduttive, Cap. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8). Bonati S, Tononi M (a cura di, 2020) Cambiamento climatico e rischio. Proposte per una didattica geografica. Franco Angeli: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/508 Aime M, Papotti D (2023) Confini - realtà e invenzioni. Edizioni Gruppo Abele. Vanolo A (2024) La città autistica. Einaudi. Furthermore, during the course, the following text will be used: 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: https://atlante.savethechildren.it/content2021/XII_Atlante_dell_infanzia_a_rischio__Il_futuro_e_gia_qui.pdf For non-attending students: Loda M. (2008). Geografia sociale. Storia, teoria e metodi di ricerca. Roma: Carocci (Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10). Critical reading of one of the following texts: Ward C. (2018). L'educazione incidentale. Elèuthera, Milan. Reclus E. (2022). Natura e società. Scritti di geografia sovversiva. Elèuthera, Milan (limited to section Libertà, uguaglianza, geografia di JP. Clark, pp. 9-158). Kern L. (2022). La gentrificazione è inevitabile e altre bugie. Treccani, Rome (chapters 1-7). Kern L. (2021). La città femminista. La lotta per lo spazio in un mondo disegnato da uomini. Treccani, Rome. De Filpo M., De Vecchis G., Leonardi S. (a cura di, 2017). Geografie disuguali. Carocci, Rome. Amato F. (a cura di, 2021). Genere, sesso, migrazione. Derive Approdi, Rome. N. Varani, A. Primi, La condizione della donna in Africa Sub-sahariana. Riflessioni geografiche, Libreria Universitaria, Padova, 2011 (Note introduttive, Cap. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8). Bonati S, Tononi M (a cura di, 2020) Cambiamento climatico e rischio. Proposte per una didattica geografica. Franco Angeli: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/508 Aime M, Papotti D (2023) Confini - realtà e invenzioni. Edizioni Gruppo Abele. Vanolo A (2024) La città autistica. Einaudi TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SARA BONATI Ricevimento: During the first semester, the service is offered on Wednesdays, from 11am to 1pm. To access the service, it is required to book an appointment writing to sara.bonati@unige.it Exam Board SARA BONATI (President) NICOLETTA VARANI LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons will start on Thursday, September 26th at 12:00 Class schedule SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION For attending students (65% of the hours attended): Attending students will have the opportunity to participate to a written test at the end of the course focused on the syllabus (specific information on this will be given at the beginning of the course). For attending students who will pass the written text, the oral test will be on the discussion of the text of their choise. For non-attending students and attending students will not participate to the written test: the exam will be only oral and will be on the topics/materials as defined in the syllabus section. Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Prof. Sara Dickinson (sara.dickinson@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison. ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral examinations are conducted on the knowledge of the main phases of the epistemological debate with particular reference to the problems and methods of social geography; also on the basis of comments on images, graphs, tables, diagrams, thematic maps and case studies examined in class or present on the study texts. The examination in oral form will be evaluated on the basis: a) Knowledge of the topics covered in the course (65%) b) Quality of oral exposure/ability to present arguments and critical approach to the discipline (25%) c) Mastery of specific vocabulary (10%) Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 15/01/2025 10:30 GENOVA Orale 29/01/2025 10:30 GENOVA Orale 14/02/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 19/05/2025 10:30 GENOVA Orale 18/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 02/07/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2025 10:30 GENOVA Orale 02/09/2025 10:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION ERASMUS STUDENTS are advised to make contact with the professor at the beginning of lessons Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Quality education Gender equality Sustainable cities and communities Climate action Peace, justice and strong institutions