L0152 - GEOGRAPHY I

courses

ID:

L0152

Duration (hours):

54

CFU:

SSD:

GEOGRAFIA

Located in:

PESCARA

Url:

Course Details:

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES/CORSO GENERICO Year: 3

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (15/02/2026 - 25/05/2026)

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to provide the interpretative bases for analyzing
the main phenomena of human activity on the territory.
In particular, the systemic correlations of environmental, economic,
political, cultural and social factors will be highlighted.
Particular attention will be given to the geography of languages as a key element in the characterization of cultural identities

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take the examination

Teaching Methods

Lectures in the classroom supported by the use of slides.
The organization of deepening seminars about some specific topics is expected.

Assessment Methods

The final examination is based on an oral interview aimed to certify the
comprehension of the topics addressed during the course and as
presented in the study program. Furthermore, the assessment is
proposed to verify the ability to organize in a discursive and systemic
way the acquired knowledge and the capacity to produce a critical
debate on various case studies.
The expression is provided through marks expressed in thirtieths.
It is possible to pass the examination with honours.

Texts

Bibliography:1) Fouberg E.H., Murphy A.B., Geografia umana. Cultura, società, spazio, Bologna, Zanichelli, Quarta edizione, 2022Alternatively:1) Greiner A.L., Dematteis G., Lanza C., Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale, Torino, UTET, Quarta edizione, 2023.and2) Barbina G., La geografia delle lingue, Roma, Carocci, 2010Alternatively:2) Russo Krauss D., Lingue e spazi. Elementi per l'analisi geografica dell'espressione linguistica, Roma, Aracne ed., 2011.Additional material covered in the lectures will be made available by the professor

The contents of the course are as follows:
Demographic Geography;
Urban Geography;
Cultural Geography
Geography of Languages;
Geography of Religions;
Geography and Development;
Environmental Geography;
Political Geography;
Geography and Globalization.

Course Language

Italian

More information

Office hours will be held at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; they will be communicated on the Department website. A specific communication channel has been provided for contacts in telematic mode.
In any case, please contact the professor via email for an appointment