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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Community, Place And Identity | |||
| Reference | SS4078 | Version | 2 |
| Created | February 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | May 2020 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | February 2022 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To examine sociological concepts of community, place and identity historically and contemporarily in order to understand how we think about place and our relationship to it in a global and local context. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key sociological concepts in relation to community, place and identity. |
| 2 | Analyse global and local political, social and economic issues that affect a sense of place. |
| 3 | Determine historical processes that affect contemporary and future ideas of communities, places and related identities. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| We will examine how structural inequalities, legacies of colonialism, and structures of power affect our relationships to place. Particularly, we will consider: historical and contemporary theories and social processes relating to: space, place and community; making the modern city; storytelling; belonging, identity and difference; colonialism and space; uneven geographies, exclusion and inequality; stereotypes, stigma and society; power, space and memory; contested spaces. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This is a mainly lecture based module with supporting seminars/workshops and student-centred learning. The on-campus activities will be supplemented and supported with online activities where appropriate. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Pecha Kucha video presentation | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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| Explanatory Text | |
| Grade D or above must be achieved in all components to achieve a module pass. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs a F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None, in addition to SCQF 10 entry requirements or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Slater, T. 2021. Shaking Up the City: Ignorance, Inequality, and the Urban Question. University of California Press. |
| 2 | Cresswell, T. 2015. Place: an introduction. Wiley. |
| 3 | Anderson, B. 1983. Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Verso. |
| 4 | Fanon, F. 1961. The Wretched of the Earth. Penguin. |
| 5 | Kern, L. 2019. Feminist city: claiming space in a man-made world. Verso Books. |