M2-MA Advanced Seminar: New Approaches to Cultural Geography
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Julia VerneShortname: M2-MA
Course No.: 09.050.453
Course Type: Hauptseminar
Requirements / organisational issues
Contents
In this course, we will delve into the sub-discipline of cultural geography. With its specific interest in the relations between humans and places, mobilities, technologies and the environment it addresses some major issues of our contemporary world. Our major focus will be on paradigmatic turns and key ideas since the emergence of new cultural geography to develop a thorough understanding of the theoretical repertoire of cultural geographic scholarship today. Moreover, in interactive sessions we will relate these core concepts to empirical examples as an ideal preparation for the research seminar in the 2nd semester as well as your dissertation research.Assignments: Preparatory readings, active participation in discussions and exercises
Preparation, introduction of a selected publication (approx. 10mins.) & moderation of its discussion (approx. 20mins.) (the selected text needs to be presented to me briefly after class at least one week before the session)
Examination: Submission of an essay (3000 words) on a topic of your choice – further
information will be provided in class. (You are invited to send me an abstract and proposed outline of your essay to receive feedback on your idea.)
Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11/04/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 11/11/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 11/18/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 11/25/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 12/02/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 12/09/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 12/16/2025 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 01/06/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 01/13/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 01/20/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 01/27/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 02/03/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |
| 02/10/2026 (Tuesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 142 N 239 1341 - Naturwissenschaftliches Institutsgebäude |