GGRB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Upper Middle Class, Regional Science, International Association For Near-Death Studies
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Space isn"t fixed, its constructed, we make it, we have a relational view of space. Geographers want to know why such patterns occur, as cities appear, space is made. Empirical space: metric system, measure and understand. Unblocking space: could define space as capitalism - analyzing space, we want to stay. Image space: it gives an idea of what is it like away from theorizing so quickly. Geography (or for that matter any discipline including the sciences) does not emerge in a vacuum. We must pay attention to the socio-political and economic context. This contextualized history of geography is the result of developments in the history of science. Geography did not emerge just by itself, it was created within the ceeps. Institutionalization of geography: science of empire, new geography and nation, new world geography. Modern geography: advancements in shipbuilding & naval technology gave impetus to geography in europe and modern geography begins with the adventures of.
