School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyCultural and Social Geographies (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700055.2
Discipline: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101590 - Cultural and Social Geographies
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in Extended Diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit.
About this Unit
This unit examines the nexus between culture and place. Contemporary cultural planning issues include; local community relations, social planning, place management, place redefinitions, selling place, ethnic concentration, cultural precincts, and the spatial politics of gender and sexuality. The roles of cultural products in carrying spatial information and reinforcing identity are also examined in addition to an introduction to cultural and social geography, and developments in cognate fields of cultural studies and anthropology. Additional topics include key theories of identity. Case studies range across religion, gender, sexuality, class and nationalism. The analysis and assessment advances a politics of difference, anti-racist, social justice perspective.