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Jon Anderson, Understanding Cultural Geography: Places and Traces, 2d edition (Routledge, 2015). Referred to as “Anderson”
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Field Exercise: places are more-than-human (part 3 + Write-up)
Exercise:
· Go back to the place you chose for part 1 and part 2.
· Observe and take note of what you see as natural traces(i.e., made by non-human forces and actors) and on what you see as human cultural traces (i.e., left by what people do).
· In addition, observe and take note of traces that show how nature and culture are intertwined in place. Are there traces that are the result not only of people in nature, but nature in people, or by combinations – hybrid – actions of both people and also natural forces and actors?
· Review these notes in relationship to what you observed for parts 1 and 2. How important are the traces you noted in the earlier parts of the exercise to the character, or look and feel, of the place and what people do there?
· The keyword for this part of the exercise is nature. See Anderson, chapter 9 and discussion on R 2/8.
Write-up:
· MAIN PROMPT: Write a critical description of your place that begins: “The place I observed is more-than-human because …”
· THESIS. This should be a concise, one to two sentence, statement of your response to the main prompt.
· OBSERVATIONS. Choose your most important or salient observations to discuss. That is, observations that demonstrate your thesis. Your discussion of cultural traces should include the influence of capitalism and role of mobility.
· CONCLUSIONS. Explain or illustrate how what you observed supports your thesis. The emphasis here should be on how this place demonstrates the idea of socionature, or a world where culture and nature are intertwined rather than separate and opposed (“nature as other to human culture”). In other words, how do the traces of human action combine with natural traces to make a more-than-human place?
· REFLECTION. Discuss the limitations of your observations. Questions to think about: do you still see this places as primarily natural? What does that mean? What observations did you leave out that may have led to a different analysis of the place? Are you comfortable with the idea of socionature or places as more-than-human?
· Note that “critical” means to be detailed, not negative or judgmental.
· Your Write-up should also include at least one quote from chapters 7, 8 or 9 in Anderson that helps to explain your interpretation of how the place is more-than-human.
· Submit your Write-up via Moodle by 11:00 am on W 2/14. You will also have until that day and time to request an extension. Additional details on Moodle.
Assessment & Scoring:
· Your Write-up should interpret the interrelationships between people and place by recognizing how what people do is intertwined with nature in place.
· Your interpretation should be clearly based on on evidence gathered from your observations and from your use of the required quote from the text. This is a key feature of Inquiry & Analysis.
· Your Write-up is an opportunity to apply geographic concepts in communicating about the world. Compose your Write-up as if you are writing for other students in the class. So, for individuals who also know the material but who may have a different understanding of the concepts.
· You can use two to three (2-3) pages as a guideline for the length of the Write-up.
