ZD345 Theory and methodology of geographical research

Faculty of Science
autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Antonín Věžník, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM ( D - GR4 )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective is to repeat and deepen student`s knowledge of theoretical and methodological approaches in human geography and to link them to individual students PhD research projects.
Learning outcomes
Student bude po absolvování předmětu schopen:
- identifikovat a vysvětlit hlavní teoretické přístupy v humánní geografii;
- identifikovat hlavní body kritiky existujících přístupů, resp. jejich silné a slabé stránky;
- orientovat se v odborné geografické literatuře a přiřadit klíčové autory k jednotlivým myšlenkovým směrům;
- propojit hlavní teoretické přístupy s metodologickými přístupy;
- zdůvovodnit volbu teoretických přístupů a metodologie vlastního výzkumného projektu (typicky dizertačního projektu);
- prezentovat a obhájit tuto volbu.
Syllabus
  • 1. Traditional approaches to geographical research. Pozitivism and its criticism.
  • 2. Post-pozitivist approaches and their legacy in contemporary human geography.
  • 3. Cultural turn, post-modernism, post-structuralism, and post-colonialism, and their application in theory and methodology of geographical research.
Literature
  • Key thinkers on space and place. Edited by Phil Hubbard - Rob Kitchin. Second edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011, xv, 510. ISBN 9781849201018. info
  • Key concepts in geography. Edited by N. J. Clifford. 2nd ed. Los Angeles [i.e. Thousand Oaks, Calif.]: Sage, 2009, xvi, 462. ISBN 9781412930215. info
  • MURDOCH, Jonathan. Post-structuralist geography : a guide to relational space. First published. London: SAGE, 2006, ix, 220. ISBN 9780761974246. info
  • Practising human geography. Edited by Paul J. Cloke. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 2004, xvi, 416. ISBN 0761973001. info
  • Introducing human geographies. Edited by Paul Cloke - Philip Crang - Mark Goodwin. London: Arnold, 1999, xv, 368 s. ISBN 0-340-69192-1. info
Teaching methods
Brief introduction (lecture), class discussion based and compulsory reading, and short presentation of individual student`s projects.
Assessment methods
1. Notes from compulsory readings
2. Presentation of individual project (theoretical approaches and methods used in dissertation research).
No written neither oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2019.
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