Course outline

Introduction This course introduces the student to the rapidly-developing field of cultural geography. We will look at the geography of human culture and in particular investigate the radical changes in the field over the past 15 years or so.

Instructors The course director is Richard Anderson and the TA is Andrew Romanin. Andrew holds office hours on Tuesdays, 4-5 pm in S408 Ross. His e-mail is drooch@yorku.ca.

Reading The following is required reading in this course:

Don Mitchell (2000) Cultural Geography a Critical Introduction (Blackwell)

10-digit ISBN: 1557868921

Additional items of reading may be assigned, but these will be web-based or placed on reserve and you won't have to buy them. Details will follow as appropriate.

Assessment There will be two written assignments and a final in-class test in this course.

Item Due Worth
Assignment #1 17 Oct 2006 at class 30%
Assignment #2 30 Nov 2006 at class 50%
Final test 30 Nov 2006 in class 20%

For a proposed schedule of classes, click here