Historical Geography

Course Description

Objectives

– To introduce students to key-concepts of Historical Geography as well as to the major developments in the range of geographical topics studied.

– To analyse the Historical Geography of European space in relation to other places that experienced the expansion of empires or the establishment of nation-states.

– To explore the emerging relations and the spatial inequalities in financial, cultural, political and social space in the areas under examination.

Content

This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the subject of historical geography. It analyzes the creation of social, economic and political space in Europe from the end of the 18th century until the contemporary era.

It investigates phenomena and processes that change our sense of space (imperialism, urbanization, globalization, migration, nationalism and the construction of individual or collective identities in an interaction with space and landscape on the basis of real or imagined terms, etc.) in a long term perspective.

Teaching & Assessment

Lessons are delivered face-to-face in the class. There is also use of ICT in teaching, in e-class of the module as well as in communication with students.

Final assessment of this module will be based on written examination as well as on the writing of an essay. Students can undertake an assignment of 3,000 – 3,500 words. Each student is free to choose a topic for essay defined by the module lecturer during the third teaching week of the course.

A workshop on the use and reference of primary or secondary sources will be taking place on the third hour of every teaching week. Within the framework of this workshop, student will also have to learn how to compile a bibliography and use references. In this context, students will have to compile a bibliography as relevant exercise. Students are expected to submit their essays two weeks before the end of lessons. No essay will be accepted after this time limit unless good reasons for granting an extension are produced. No essays will be accepted after the final written exam.

The mark of the final essay could also be reserved and have a contribution to the written examination of the September exam period (of the same academic year). The essay mark will count as an examination component. In this case, the final assessment will be based on the result of the following algorithm: For those essay writing that were marked at the scale of 5-6 (out of 10) will contribute to the final mark of the module according to the following algorithm: τ = γ + 0,1γ (where γ represents the mark of the written examination).

For those students whose essay writing was marked at the scale of 7-8 (out of 10) will have a contribution to the final mark of this module defined by the algorithm: τ = γ + 0,2γ (where γ represents the mark of the written examination). For those students whose essay writing was marked at the scale of 9-10 (out of 10) will have a contribution to the final mark of this module defined by the algorithm: τ = γ + 0,3γ (where γ represents the mark of the written examination). All essays marked less than 5 will have no contribution to the final examination. Students who get 0 marks in their essays are those who have plagiarized and they are excluded from their February and September exams.

The language teaching and assessment is Greek (and English for ERASMUS students).