Cultures of Space and Place

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ANTH 2003
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Course ID
200910
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
2
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course is about cultural geography: students will advance their understanding of how space and place are not only physical, but also cultural sites of life. Students will further develop their knowledge of identities as situated in place and in historical, social, political, and visual contexts. Students will increase their understanding of how different theories, coupled with relevant research tools and skills, can be used to research space and place. Topics such as going to festivals, visiting past disaster or trauma sites, or belonging to online communities will be examined to show how these places mean different things, locally and globally, and each comes with distinguishing, but largely invisible, stories. This course supports student learning about a range of cultural practices and how they change over time with the use of qualitative research methodologies including sensory ethnography.

  • Approaching Space And Place
  • Spatialising Practices
  • Cultures Of Space And Place

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of relevant research practices by developing a case study of a selected place
  • Identify developed cultural and conceptual readings of place locally, nationally and globally
  • Critically analyse representations and meanings produced about place in specific cultural sites
  • Communicate an understanding of theoretical ideas in the study of space and place

Prerequisite(s)

  • the student must have achieved at least 18 units prior to enrolment

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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