Undergraduate Course: Development, Religion and Change in Latin America (GEGR10089)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Geography |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The aim of this course is to consider how new geographies of religion might contribute to our understanding of the relationship between faith and development in the context of Latin America. In the first part of the course, we will explore geographical approaches to development and overlaps with new geographies of religion.
The second part of the course will apply these theoretical frameworks to the context of Latin America. We will examine the various ways that religion has made its mark on state, economic, and social development, ranging from the impact of the colonial Catholic Church in the reordering of rural space, to the rise of liberation theology in the 1970s. Finally, we will consider how the growth in Evangelical and other non-Catholic faiths is shaping social processes related to the construction of masculinities and femininities; ethnicity and race; and perceptions of wealth and class. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 40 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Old Library, Old Infirmary (Geography) |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain a range of skills by meeting the course's principal objectives. These include,
Theoretical objectives:
- To gain a better understanding of where development debates have been, where they are heading, and why;
- To explore various ways that people have theorized the relationship between religion and development, including recent incorporations of space and place;
- To examine the ways that development has been theorized and contested in the context of Latin America.
Empirical objectives:
- To understand the ways that faith-based organizations have been incorporated and/or excluded from mainstream development practices;
- To incorporate emerging work on geographies of religion;
- To examine the various ways that religion has shaped (and been shaped by) social, political, and economic processes in various Latin American countries.
Practical academic/life skills attainment, such as:
- Researching a topic, drafting a position paper, and resolving differences between your own position and that of others;
- Linking up academic conversations with things happening in the world around you;
- Precise writing and comprehension of complex texts;
- Discussing what can often be a very personal topic in an effective and respectful manner. |
Assessment Information
Class assessment: As outlined in course handbook
Degree assessment: One 2,000 word essay (40%)
One two-hour examination (2 questions (60%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Elizabeth Olson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2561
Email: elizabeth.olson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2572
Email: cathy.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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