Geog 621:  Current Trends in Geography

Winter 2001 -- University of Oregon
Prof. Pat McDowell


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Week 10 Schedule and Assignments


Monday, March 12:  Recent developments in Urban Geography (Cohen)

Reading assignment:  

Mike Davis, "Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarization of Urban Space," in M. Sorkin, ed.  Variations on a Theme Park:  The New American City and the End of Public Space.  NY:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992.

Michael Dear and Steven Flusty, "Postmodern Urbanism," Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 88(1), 1998, pp. 50-72.  

Edward Soja, "Inside Exopolis: Scenes From Orange County," p. 244-279, Thirdspace.  Blackwell Publishers, 1996.


Wednesday, March 14:  Recent developments in Political Ecology  (Walker)

Reading assignment:  

Blaikie, Piers. 1996. Understanding environmental issues. In People and environment, edited by M. Stocking and S. Morse. London: UCL Press.

Jarosz, Lucy. 1996. Defining deforestation in Madagascar. In Liberation ecologies: environment, development, social movements, edited by R. Peet and M. Watts. London: Routledge.


Syllabus | Books & Journals | Term Paper Assignment | P. McDowell home page | Dept. of Geography

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