Inkluderande och exkluderande geografier

The course is given both as a stand-alone course and within a program. The course is a compulsory course within the Social Analysis Program in Economic History and Human Geography (S1SAP), and the Social Science Environmental Science Program (S1SMI). The course is a continuation course in human geography and is compulsory for the degree. The course can be included in the following programs: 1) Social science environmental scientist program (S1SMI) and 2) Social analysis program in economic history and human geography (S1SAP)

Access to the course requires a minimum of 22.5 credits in human geography or equivalent.

The course aims to introduce conceptual theories, and perspectives that describe and analyze processes with spatial connection that lead to the inclusion or exclusion of different places and social groups. Built environments are arenas for processes that work for both inwardness and exclusion on different geographical scales: from the micro-scale through the exclusion of the homeless from inclined benches at a train station, to regional scales through discourses and distribution policies around densely and sparsely built-up areas to varying extents. The course delves into a selection of processes and expressions - such as segregation, gentrification and urban norms - by highlighting underlying material driving forces and discourses, analysis of examples from different contexts, and planning approaches

Knowledge and understanding

1. Using central concepts and theories, explain how processes of spatial connection at different geographical scales can act as inclusive/exclusive for different places and social groups.

Skills and Abilities

2. With the support of theoretical reasoning from the course literature, analyze and problematize how buildings, infrastructure, and community planning in a more general sense, can act inclusively, respectively excludingly, for different places and social groups.

Evaluation skills and approach

3. Critically reflect on different understandings to describe and explain one and the same spatial inclusive/exclusive process or expression, eg segregation.

4. Critically evaluate consequences of inclusive/exclusive spatial processes or expressions

Teaching activities on the course are lectures, literature studies and seminars/workshops.

The course's learning objectives are examined through a number of written, individual submissions. If a student who has failed twice on the same examination part wishes to change the examiner before the next examination, such a request should be submitted in writing to the department and must be approved unless there are special reasons to the contrary (HF ch. 6 § 22). If the student has received a recommendation from the University of Gothenburg for special pedagogical support, the examiner can, in the event that it is compatible with the course's goals and provided that unreasonable resources are not required, decide to give the student an adapted examination or an alternative form of examination. In the event that a course has ceased or undergone major changes, the student must be guaranteed at least three examination opportunities (including regular examination opportunities) during a period of at least one year, but no longer than two years after the course has ceased/changed. As far as internships and business-based training are concerned, the same applies, but with a limitation to only one additional examination opportunity.

The course is given one of the grades Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E) and Fail (F). In order to obtain a passing grade (A-E) on the course, a passing result is required on all exam elements. The grade for the course as a whole is weighted by the results of the examining elements and is set in relation to the established grading scale

Course evaluation is carried out at the end of the course. The result and any changes in the course structure is communicated both to the students who completed the assessment and to the students who will start the course.

The equality aspect is taken into account in content, literature and the evaluation. International conditions are considered in content and literature. The course uses a digital learning platform. Access to a computer and internet is therefore required. Access to the course literature requires access to a GU card/Library card