GG4243 Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

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Planned timetable

Fri 2pm-5pm

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Module coordinator

Dr A Boussalem

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Module Staff

Dr Ale Boussalem

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Module description

Understanding how race, racialisation and racism work is fundamental to interpret the world we live in. This course is an introduction to theories and analyses of race, racialisation and racism in human geography. It will provide students with knowledge and skills to observe and analyse the complex relations between race and space and how racism impacts our lives and experiences. In addition to exploring theories of race, we will discuss the impacts of racism in various geographical contexts and across different spaces and scales. Through a focus on critical analysis of cultural texts, we will explore the role of representation in shaping cultural geographies of race and racialisation and in reproducing and/or contrasting racism. This module is grounded in an intersectional approach to race and its geographies. These will be analysed and discussed in relation to other geographies of identity and difference (geographies of gender, sexualities and queer geographies).

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS 'GG2011 AND GG2012' OR 'SD2001 AND SD2002' OR 'GG2013, GG2014, AND SD2100' OR 'SD2005, SD2006 AND SD2100'.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 hour lecture x 10 weeks 2 hour seminar x 10 weeks

Intended learning outcomes

  • Have a critical understanding of the theorisations and concepts of geographies of race and racialisation, and of the contribution of these to the wider discipline of human geography
  • Apply a critical analysis to real-world workings of race, racialisations and racism, linking these analysis to the relevant geographical literature
  • Have a critical understanding of Black feminist conceptualisations of intersectionality and an ability to recognise the entanglements between geographies of race, gender, sexualities, class and disability
  • Interpret the workings of racialisation and racism in cultural texts and representations
  • Synthesise complex information, organise it around a clear argument and communicate it in a clear and effective way