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GEOG 511. Advanced Political Geography.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Questions of space and power in contemporary political geography. Range of topics, including territoriality, the state, the politics of space, critical geopolitics, symbolic landscapes, and GIS and mapping. Emphasizes theoretical issues but includes empirical and/or case studies.
  • Restriction(s): Undergraduate students require the permission of the instructor to enroll.
  • To obtain permission, students should email the instructor, Prof. Forest, benjamin.forest@mcgill.ca. The class is intended to appeal broadly to graduate students in human geography.

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