ZD331 Geographical Thought

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Alois Hynek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Václav Toušek, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Alois Hynek, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(D-GR4)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
- to understand the role of contemporary geographical thought in socially oriented research - evaluate geographical knowledge production with respect to epistemology and social practice - differentiate changing proportion among experience, theory and application in the process of general ´geographization´ of other branches of science - design new topic geographies from local/glocal, regional and global challenges
Syllabus
  • 1. Geography, phislosophy and social theory 2. Existentialism, phenomenology and humanistic geography 3. Radical and marxist geography, not marxism but Marx 4. Structuralism, structuration, realism and locality debate 5. Poststructuralism, post-modernism, postmodernity/late modernity 6. Feminist theory and gender geography
Teaching methods
presentations, individual projects, classroom debate, lectures
Assessment methods
chapter for dissertation, translation ( 5 pages), presentation dissertation ....all in English language
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: částečně v angličtině.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro studenty doktorského studijní programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Spring 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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