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The course will introduce students to key debates and material relating to the geographies of colonialism and anti-colonialism. It will explore the different ways that geographies emergence as a modern discipline was underpinned by links with colonialism which have continued to structure the discipline in various ways. The course engages with these issues in relation to a number of themes including pedagogy, the physical environment, gender and sexuality and field work.

There will be five two-hour teaching sessions. These will be run as follows- the first hour will be a lecture- and the second hour will be delivered as seminar style teaching based around different activities.

Normally, fulfilment of entry requirements to Level 3 Geography

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First assessment - 40% a portfolio of outputs related to the course themes.

Second assessment- 60%. Seen exam. Word length 1,500 words. 

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The aims of the course are as follows.

■ to critically engage with the relations between geography and colonialism.

■ to explore the relations between geographers and anti-colonial movements and ideas

■ to engage with the ongoing legacies of colonialism in contemporary geography.

■ to understandd the relations between physical environments and the uneven power relations shaped by colonialism.

■ to engage with intersectional perspectives on the spaces of colonialism and anti-colonialism.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ to critically evaluate the relations between geography, colonialism and anti-colonialism

■ to communicate ideas around decolonial ideas to a broad audience.

■ to engage with intersectional perspectives on the spaces of colonialism and anti-colonialism. 

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.