Social and Cultural Geography

Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding of social relations as well as cultural identities and values. The course will explore a number of key themes which are central to the practice of contemporary social and cultural geography, including inequality and difference, society, nature, and landscape, space and consumption, and mobility. A variety of local, national and international case studies will be used to illustrate how social inequalities are made, and how identities are negotiated, through categories such as class, gender, sexuality, health, disability, and 'race'. The overriding concern of the course is to show how, and consider why, social structures, cultural meaning, and material circumstance are linked. In particular, we will explore the way social inequalities are not only made (through the unequal distribution of incomes and wealth) but also legitimised and contested as individuals and groups struggle over meanings and representations.   Credit Level: 8 Year taken: Year 2 Undergraduate

Not running in 2025/26