SUT0228 - GEOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION

courses

ID:

SUT0228

Duration (hours):

36

CFU:

SSD:

GEOGRAFIA

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (25/09/2023 - 21/12/2023)

Course Objectives

The primary aim of the course is to introduce students to a critical engagement with the theoretical content and practice of communication geography, examining key terms in contemporary geographical discourse and grounding the discussion in the foundations of cultural geography.

Course Prerequisites

None

Teaching Methods

(EN)
Interactive lectures, with minimal use of slides (PowerPoint).
Guided reading and discussion of scholarly articles.
Small-group in-depth work.
Media analysis and case studies, using a range of media supports.
Incorporation of public events (book launches and participation in online conferences).
Active participation by students is required and encouraged across all activities, both in class and online.

Assessment Methods

Assessment Methods
Exam registration. Students must register via the online noticeboard by the stated deadlines. At the deadline, the lists close automatically and will no longer be accessible. If you decide not to sit the exam after registering, you must cancel your registration before the closing date.
Final exam. The assessment is an oral examination with 5 questions; each answer is graded 0 to 6 points. The pass mark is 18/30.
Evaluation criteria. Questions assess:
knowledge and preparation on the set text;
both memorisation and—above all—critical and logical reasoning;
the ability to connect theoretical elements, current events, empirical cases, and diachronic analysis to the study of the tourism phenomenon.
For attending students, the capacity to link in-class learning with the contents of the set text is positively evaluated. For non-attending students, thematic in-depth work is appreciated.
Required text (to be studied in full).
Albanese V., Graziano T. (2020), Place, cyberplace e le nuove geografie della comunicazione, BUP, Bologna.

The syllabus is divided into two modules:
In the first, shorter module, students will be provided with the theoretical and methodological tools for a critical understanding of key themes in Cultural Geography.
The second module addresses the role of Communication Geography in narrative analysis and, secondly, the specifically geographical dimensions of narration. This part of the course begins with the study of the “narrative turn” as a lens for reading Geography and territorial identities, then moves to the “digital turn” and the part both turns have played in geographical storytelling and in how territories have been interpreted through different media over time.
In particular, the following topics will be explored in depth:
Cultural Geography: from Sauer to postmodernism
Narrative Geographies
Media Geographies
Geographical stereotypes