Ateneo - UPO

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY FOR THE STUDY OF CURRENT WORLD PROBLEMS.

ATTENDING STUDENTS: - E-learning lessons and documents uploaded on "DIR" digital teaching platform. - Greiner A.L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale, Quarta edizione a cura di A. Vanolo, Torino, UTET Università; 2023 (chapters 5 and 11).. NON ATTENDING STUDENTS - BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LITERATURE 1) Gino De Vecchis, Edoardo Boria, Manuale di geografia, Roma, Carocci editore, 2022 (chapters from 9 to 15 included) 2) Aime M., Papotti D. (edited by), Piccolo lessico della diversità, Treviso, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, 2018. NON ATTENDING STUDENTS – OTHER BACHELOR’S DEGREES AND FREESTANDING COURSES 1) Greiner A.L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale, Quarta edizione a cura di A. Vanolo, Torino, UTET Università; 2023 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) 2) Aime M., Papotti D. (edited by), Piccolo lessico della diversità, Treviso, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, 2018.

The course aims, at a basic level, to transfer to students: - the basic knowledge related to the role of humanity in shaping the organization of the territory; - the ability to frame the main phenomena dealt with during the course and to understand the main features and the role of the spatial dimension in what is experienced and observed (the weight of distance on facts and events); -the ability to make judgements on the natural and anthropic dynamics that cause territorial differences. At a more advanced level, the aim of the course is to acquire: - an in-depth and full knowledge of the role of humans in the organization of the territory; - to produce new solutions, using appropriate theoretical knowledge acquired and the specific terminology learnt. The measurement of the mentioned objectives will be possible during the examination.

Basic geographical knowledge at the high-school level.

Lectures (in class lessons and itinerant in Vercelli region), slides, powerpoint presentations, materials and link on case studies and discussions in class and in the DIR platform.

This course and Geography A (scheduled for II year full-time) give 12 credits in the M - GGR / 01 sector. These credits are essential for access to teaching in secondary school. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents- physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam is written and will be organized as follows: 1) checking the acquired knowledge on topics treated during the course, in relation to specific themes concerning Geography (example of question: “What are the main characteristics of the linear plan?”); 2) check of the ability to apply knowledge and its understanding, by contextualizing the main examined phenomena , in time, space and in an appropriate geographical framework, the role of humanity in shaping the organization of the territory (example of question: “What are the main drivers of globalisation?”) 3) check of the ability in expressing critical opinions on the natural and anthropic dynamics that cause territorial differences, also through an analysis of the bibliography proposed (example of question: What are the main characteristics of the Latin American city model?”); 4) check of the ability in communicating acquired knowledge and in organizing a synthetic presentation of the main problems about the organization of the territory (example of question: “What is meant by territoriality and what are its main types?”). The exam consists of six questions and the requirement to answer five of them. The grade is expressed in thirtieths and the evaluation is carried out according to the following parameters: 1) knowledge and understanding of the basic notions and contexts treated in the course and their clear exposition: 18 points out of 30 (sufficiency); 2) ability to frame the role of the spatial dimension in what is experienced and observed: 6 points out of 30; 3) adequate skill in connecting subjects and methodological approaches as well as in using scientific terminology associated to the discipline: 6 points out of 30.

Human geography in today’s world. Cultural geography and globalisation. Territories, “geographies”, citizenship. Urban geography and political geography. The other and the elsewhere. Tourism and authenticity. In particular, the analysis of cultural factors will focus on the characteristics of the condition of women.

This course aims to offer an understanding of the contemporary world geography and the main differences among cities and countryside. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Knowledge of cultural geography and globalisation; - Knowledge of the main differences between territories, “geographies”, citizenship; - Knowledge of cities and countryside; - Knowledge of the other and the elsewhere, tourism and authenticity ; - Critical understanding of the topics studied. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING - Ability to understand the connections between texts and geographical contexts, using the critical and methodological tools appropriate to the analysis; - Ability to use the appropriate lexicon to communicate - clearly and effectively - knowledge, information and opinions related to the topics dealt with.