Geographical imagination - assignment report template 2020

Geographical imagination - assignment report template 2020 [report length in 2,000 words]

Essay title (e.g. "Hong Kong as a divided city", "Taranto as a polluted town")

1. Introduction [estimate 250 word]

1.1 introduce the city theme (e.g. "a ruined city", "a divided city", " a global city", "a livable city", "a crime city", "a modern city") and city profile (e.g. history, city culture, population size, location, weather, GDP per ca pita.) [** show a map to indicate the city location is OK here]
1.2 why the city and the city theme have been chosen by you (e.g. personal and public interest, and personal familiarity)

2. Description of the city representation [1350 words] and how it has been communicated to people [200 words]

2.1 show 1-5 cultural artifacts (e.g. photos, films, paintings, etc). of the city representation and describe how they can be interpreted to represent a particular city representation

2.2 elaborate on you point 2.1 with additional information gathered via Internet search.

2.3. further express, examine and clarify your points 2.1 and 2.2 with some geographical (e.g. place, locale, scale, spatial connection, spatial movement) and sociological concepts (e.g., socialization, social norm, gender, social class, social conflict).

2.4. briefly discuss (i) how the city representation has been communicated to people and (ii) what are the targeted audience and main supporters of such communication and for what purposes. [** some usage of discourse analysis ideas could be useful here]

3. Concluding remarks [about 200 words]

3.1 some reflection of your discussion in section 2, e.g. (i) about actionable values to stakeholders and (ii) limitations (e.g. blind spots).  strengths of such a city representation.

References

Appendix



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a. Need harvard referencing and some academic references (e.g. via Google scholar search with key words, e.g. "place", "sense of place", "spatial connection", "social norm", etc.. [you may find some of the academic articles on the FB group of geographical imagination useful.]
b. Regarding scale, the case study can be a city (including a city state), a district, a town, BUT not a street, nor a region (e.g. the southern region of Vietnam), nor a country.

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Assignment info - extract

For the assignment you must choose:  one representation of a city (an object, film, book, map, painting, song, advertisement, tourist guide, etc) 

Your task is to examine and discuss the ways in which your chosen city is (or was) imagined and / or represented through your chosen media. 

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The word length for the assignment is 2,000 words and should be structured in the following way: 

1. An introduction outlining your chosen city and representation; and the REASONS for your choice. 

2. A main section critically discussing how your city is represented and imagined in your source material. You should also refer to relevant academic literature. 

3. A conclusion summarizing your analysis and the key messages/forms of representation identified.

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Relevant resources
On harvard referencing [also a video]
On a video about plagiarism