General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Human Geography Thought: A Critical Introduction |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr inż. Maciej Główczyński, dr inż. Adam Wronkowski |
| Lecturer's email | macglo@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | Assistant professor / Assistant Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Human Geography and Planning |
| Semester | 2025/2026 (winter) |
| Duration | 15 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 25-HGTCI-AMU-PIE |
Timetable
Workshop will be preferably 2 hours each week (7 meetings in total). The timetable will be provided at the start of semester.
Location: Collegium Geographicum, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, Faculty of Human Geography and Planning
Module aim (aims)
The module aims to:
- Familiarize students with foundational concepts and paradigms in human geography.
- Develop critical thinking and discussion skills by engaging with key geographical texts.
- Enhance the ability to analyze and communicate geographical theories.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
English language skills at a level enabling participation in discussions, presentations, workshop and reading the proposed literature.
Syllabus
Topic 1: Introduction and Course Framework
Topic 2: Early Geographies
Topic: 3: Humanistic Geographies
Topic 4: Feminist and Postmodern Geographies
Topic 5: Postcolonial and Decolonial Geographies
Topic 6 More-than-Human Geographies
Topic 7: New Geographies?
Reading list
Cresswell, T. (2024). Geographic thought: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.
Hubbard, P., & Kitchin, R. (Eds.). (2010). Key thinkers on space and place. Sage.
Koch, R., & Latham, A. (Eds.). (2017). Key thinkers on cities. Sage.
Nayak, A., & Jeffrey, A. (2013). Geographical thought: An introduction to ideas in human geography. Routledge.
More books and papers for seminars will be given during classes.