The University of Sheffield
Geography Undergraduate Student Handbook

GEO374 Mediated Geographies

Level 3
Credits 20
Availability Approved for BA Geography; BSc Geography; Duals with Economics, Mathematics, Planning, Politics, Sociology
Semester Spring
Not running academic year 2012/13
Prerequisite GEO241 or GEO242 or GEO243
Description We live in an increasingly mediated world, with entertainment, information and even close relationships beamed around the world and into our most intimate living spaces. Do global media deepen our sense of place, or does all this mediation actually disorient people and increase the differences and inequalities between us? This module will provide students with an opportunity to think about and analyse the roles that media play globally in the construction of space, place and identity.
Aims This module aims to:
  1. interest, enthuse and motivate students in the study of Mediated Geographies
  2. increase students' awareness and understanding of the ways in which human beings' experiences of space and place are mediated through representation
  3. develop students' ability to critically interpret media representations in terms of what they convey about the changing spatialities of the human world
Learning Outcomes By the end of the module, a student will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
  1. Discuss someof the major theories and critical issues surrounding representation in relation to global media, including questions of inequality, ownership, voice, participation and pleasure
  2. Critically assess the roles of media in a range of human beings' experiences of space and place
  3. Analyse and evaluate media texts and images in terms of what they convey about changning spatialities
Outline Contents The module consists of lectures and seminars, with a chance to develop skills in analysing media texts and images.
Delivery Methods Lectures and seminars
Student Contact Hours

30
Supporting Texts No specific text
Assessment Methods Examination (67%); Individual project (33%)
Staffing
(convenor underlined) 		Dr Pat Noxolo plus other staffing to be confirmed
 

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