Geography 206 - Political Geography

The purpose of this course is to follow the history of political geography from its formation as a method of state power into a tool for the critical analysis of power, oppression and resistance across space, with place, and over borders. While engaging with the historical trajectory of the discipline, the main focus of this course will be on critical shifts that have taken place in the last 50 years. Topics will include critical theories on sovereignty and territoriality, post/decolonial perspectives, feminist political geography, race and nationalism, borders, citizenship, and alternative conceptions of political agency and resistance.