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Course Number: 
S348
Department (unused): 
AMST
Description: 
<p>In-person Course. This course aims to develop students’ skills in spatial analysis through exposure to the field of cultural geography – its key assumptions, concepts, and debates – as well as practice using some of the methods of geographic research through hands-on assignments and experiential learning. We use these conceptual and methodological tools to analyze power dynamics in U.S. society, examining how nationalism, colonialism, race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic class are geographically embedded and constituted.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Laura Barraclough
Subject Code (deprecated): 
AMST
Subject Number (unused): 
AMSTS348
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
MW 1.00-4.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30926
Instructor UPI (unused): 
14719336
Session (deprecated): 
H5A
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
Syllabus Link: 
https://yale.instructure.com/courses/97644/assignments/syllabus
Subject Code (tax): 
AMST
Meeting Pattern (tax): 
MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Designation (tax): 
LMIP
YCSO
Session (tax): 
H5A
Course Format (tax): 
LMIP
YCSO
Course Categories: 
Global Cultures and Social Issues
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AMST S348 (CRN: 30926)

Instructors: Laura Barraclough
Dates: H5A
Course Mode: LMIP, YCSO
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: LMIP, YCSO

In-person Course. This course aims to develop students’ skills in spatial analysis through exposure to the field of cultural geography – its key assumptions, concepts, and debates – as well as practice using some of the methods of geographic research through hands-on assignments and experiential learning. We use these conceptual and methodological tools to analyze power dynamics in U.S. society, examining how nationalism, colonialism, race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic class are geographically embedded and constituted. 1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070. (View syllabus)


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