GEOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION
No pre-requisites required
To take the exam, registration via the electronic
board is required, in compliance with the deadlines set (the lists will
automatically close at the indicated deadline and will no longer be accessible).
If, once registered, you decide not to participate in the exam, you will
need to cancel your registration before the closing date.
The final exam will be an oral interview with 5 questions whose
answer is evaluated between 0 and 6 points. The minimum threshold to pass the exam is
18/30.
The questions evaluate the students' knowledge and preparation on the
reference text, both from a mnemonic point of view, and above all from a critical and logical point of view,
assessing the ability to connect theoretical elements, contemporary facts,
empirical cases and diachronic analysis to the analysis of the tourism phenomenon.
For students who attend the lessons, the ability to
positively relate the teachings received in the classroom with the contents of the study text indicated below will be
positively evaluated. For
non-attending students, thematic insights will be appreciated.
Reference texts
The text on which to prepare for the exam is one and must be studied in its entirety:
Albanese V., Graziano T. (2020), "Place, cyberplace e le nuove geografie
della comunicazione", BUP, Bologna.
The course has as its main objective the introduction to a critical reflection on the role of communication in the dynamics of evolution of the territory.
The programme is divided into two modules: 1) In the first module, the
tools (theoretical and methodological) for a critical understanding of the
key themes of Cultural Geography will be provided. 2) In the second
module, the role of the Geography of Communication in narratological
analysis will be addressed. The second part of the course begins with the
study of the narrative turn as a key to interpreting Geography and
territorial identities, then moves on to the digital turn and the role that
both turns have played in geographical narratives and in the
interpretation of territories through the various media throughout history.
In particular, the following themes will be explored:
Cultural geography: from Sauer to postmodernism
Narrative Geographies
Media Geographies
Territory, Place and Identity
Geographical stereotypes
The lessons are frontal, supported by power point presentations,
scientific articles, in-depth groups, films, interventions by thematic
experts.
Students are invited to maintain an active involvement during the lessons
The teacher receives on Teams or at her office, by appointment
to be agreed by email (email: ve.albanese@uninsubria.it)