GEO3153 : Geographies of Race and Nation
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Anoop Nayak
- Lecturer: Professor Alastair Bonnett
- Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
• To introduce students to contemporary debates on race, place and nation
• To introduce students to contemporary debates on the international development of racial identities
• To critically interrogate the concept of race as a meaningful category
• To encourage students to develop independent learning skills through reading, research and writing on race and ethnicity
Outline Of Syllabus
PART I GEOGRAPHY, RACE AND PLACE
Introduction: What is Race?
Decolonizing Geography
Race and the City
Rural Racism
Environmental Racism
Whiteness, White Identities and White Privilege
*Assessment Guidance
PART II RACIAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITIES IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Race and Modernities + Race and Ethnicity in India
Race and Ethnicity in China, Japan and the Middle East
Race, Ethnicity and Colonialism in Malaysia + Race in Latin America
Race and Ethnicity in Russia and the Ukraine
Anti-racism in International Perspective
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 12 | 2:00 | 24:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Assessment guidance lecture |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 2 | 74:00 | 148:00 | Directed research, reading and composition of writing for assessment |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | We are in the process of planning this. It could be local fieldwork in groups, film screenings, archival work or a mixture of the above. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Assessment surgery support |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 8 | 2:00 | 16:00 | Guided independent study preparation tasks based around selected readings with directive questions |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures provide a foundation of knowledge which is then further developed through small group teaching and assessment:
1. Lectures provide key information on the development of racial identities and introduce different historical and theoretical interpretations of the topic
2. Guided reading with question tasks will directly relate to the assessment and other activities
3. The extended assessment enables students to put learning skills into practice
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 50 | 2000 word essay |
| Essay | 2 | M | 50 | 2000 word essay |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The written assessment will require students to develop independent research skills, an ability to critically assess and analyze different source material presented in lectures, small group work and guided-reading. They assessment aims to practice good writing skills and enable students to demonstrate nuanced, convincing, evidence-based arguments.
Reading Lists
Timetable
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