Z8222 Time Geography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Robert Osman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Robert Osman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 16:00–17:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z8222/01: Mon 20. 2. to Mon 22. 5. Tue 18:00–18:50 Z3,02045, R. Osman
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic concepts of time used in geography. Students will learn about different conceptions of time (linear, cyclical, kairos etc.) and different ways of interfacing with geographical space. The student learns how to extend the classical geographical themes of temporal dimension and how to apply this knowledge in their final work.
Syllabus
  • Curriculum is divided into four successive blocks:
  • I. block: different concept of time; 1. marked time versus measured time; 2. Greek concept chronos and kairos time; 3. linear time versus cyclical time;
  • II. block: Lund School; 4. Torsten Hägerstrand and his followers; 5. the assumptions of Lund School; 6. concept of path, station, bundle, prism and constraint;
  • III. block: rhythmanalysis; 7. concept of rhythm; 8. Henri Lefebvre and his subjective analysis of rhythms; 9. Mike Crang and spectral analysis of rhythms;
  • VI. block: timespace; 10. Albert Einstein and timespace from the perspective of the theory of relativity; 11. Mikhail Bakhtin and his chronotope; 12. Ernesto Laclau and its dislocation and chronopolis.
Literature
    required literature
  • Geographies of rhythm : nature, place, mobilities and bodies. Edited by Tim Edensor. Burlington: Ashgate, 2010, xi, 241. ISBN 9780754676621. info
  • MULÍČEK, Ondřej, Robert OSMAN and Daniel SEIDENGLANZ. Urban rhythms: A chronotopic approach to urban timespace. Time & Society. SAGE, 2015, vol. 24, No 3, p. 304-325. ISSN 0961-463X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463X14535905. Abstrakt Celý článek info
    recommended literature
  • TimeSpace : geographies of temporality. Edited by Jon May - N. J. Thrift. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2001, xii, 323. ISBN 0415180848. info
  • LEFEBVRE, Henri. Rhythmanalysis : space, time and everyday life. Edited by Stuart Elden, Translated by Gerald Moore. 1st pub. London: Bloomsbury, 2013, viii, 118. ISBN 9781472507167. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, reading scientific literature, class discussion, homeworks.
Assessment methods
For successful completion of the course is required to meet two basic conditions. The first involves reading the four selected texts, writing a short summary and active participation in discussions in seminars. The second condition is an exercise, which will focus primarily on acquiring basic time data collection methods. The course is finished by colloquium debate.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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