Unit name | Theorizing Society and Space |
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Unit code | GEOGM0001 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Joe Gerlach |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This course engages with a range of philosophers and social theorists in the tradition of continental philosophy. In so doing, the course examines the ways in which social theory engages with notions of space, subjectivity, and society. The course focuses upon the ideas of authors such as Spinoza, Badiou, Bergson, Deleuze and Guattari, Lazzarato, Sauvagnargues, Nancy, Whitehead, and Ranciere.
The unit aims to provide a philosophical grounding for understanding key theoretical issues in examining space and politics in geography and the social sciences.
Upon successful completion of the unit, students should:
The unit will be taught through a blended combination of online and, if possible, in-person teaching, including
4500 word essay (100%)
Bonta, M. and Protevei, J. (2004) Deleuze and Geophilosophy. Edinburgh
Critchley, S. (2001) Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Deleuze, G., Guattari, F. (2004) A Thousand Plateaus. London: Continuum.
Due, R. (2007) Deleuze. Polity.