Australian Cultural & Social Environments - ENVS2030

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ENVS1011.
 
 
Equivalent: AUST2009, GEOH2641, GEOS2641
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


An overview of social and cultural geography approaches to understanding Australian urban environments. Changes to urbanism over time, including contemporary perspectives, such as postcolonialism and critical race theory. Case studies engage the varied experience of urbanism by ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationalism. Examines issues of place representation, territory, heritage and socio-economic inequality. Application of qualitative techniques, such as interviewing and the analysis and presentation of qualitative data.