2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG3029 Globalisation from below

10 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Prof Paul Routledge
Email: p.routledge@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is mutually exclusive with

GEOG3025	Globalisation from Above and Below
GEOG3028	Globalisation from above

Module replaces

GEOG3830 Politics and Place

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Globalisation is one of the key processes in the contemporary world. However, it is neither new nor a simple uni-directional process. In this module, the complex forces that make up globalisation are examined, with a special emphasis on global scalar politics. After an introduction to theoretical approaches to the concept and to theories of alternative globalisation, globalisation is analysed and critiqued from different perspectives. The module will offer alternative interpretations, reading globalisation from below and from differing positions around the world.

Objectives

By the end of this module students who have engaged well with the syllabus should be able to:
1. display an informed understanding of globalisation processes and their impact on people living in global south countries;
2. engage with political ideas and theories of associated with resistance to globalisation;
3. demonstrate an awareness of the multi-faceted nature of globalisation in the contemporary world, including its variable impacts and cultural expressions;
4. use academic, journalistic and electronic information sources to inform their critical analysis of globalisation processes;
5. express their understanding in written and oral forms.

Learning outcomes
An appreciation of movements that are fighting globalisation or offering alternative visions and the concepts that drive them.
Insights into social movements in the global south and their struggles.
A knowledge of ideas and literature on global cities and globalisation.
An understanding of the impact of globalisation in the cities of the global south.
An appreciation and understanding of different forms of livelihood and exchange in cities.

Skills outcomes
Cognitive skills
Abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
Assessment and critical evaluation of the merits of contrasting theories, explanations, policies
Critical analysis and interpretation of data and text
Developing reasoned arguments

Practical/professional skills
Plan, design, execute and report geographical research
Collect, interpret and synthesise different types of qualitative geographical data
Recognise the ethical issues involved in geographical debates and enquiries

Key skills
Learn in familiar and unfamiliar situations
Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and through graphical presentations)
Use information technology effectively (including use of spreadsheet, database and word processing programmes; Internet and e-mail)
Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
Work as part of a team and to recognise and respect the viewpoints of others
Manage time and organise work effectively.

Syllabus

Anti-globalisation and alternative globalisation
Social movements in the global south and their struggles
Subaltern globalisations
Global cities and urban life-spaces
Globalisation from global east and global south

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Seminar	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			76.00
Total Contact hours			24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- 15 hours reading to support individual lectures and to prepare for seminars
- 45 hours reading, bibliographical research and preparation for assessed report
- 15 hours preparation for second assessment: illustration with commentary

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be closely monitored through seminar sessions, which will be closely related to key module themes and will help prepare students for the assignment.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	2,500 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/07/2015

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