GGR240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Kennewick Man, Historical Geography
28 Sep 2018
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Assignment 1: article analysis recommended to follow a critical reading guide. A short opening paragraph where you introduce the article under review, and hint at or preview your critique. Summarize the article: its arguments, evidence, use of expertise, style, etc. Critical engagement with the article: its arguments, evidence, use of expertise, style, etc. This assignment emphasizes close reading, summary/synthesis, and critical reflection. What we are looking for: a citation for the article you are reviewing, at the top of the first page of your review, careful citation practices. Include page numbers where possible: brief introductory and concluding comments that frame your review, a balance of clear summary and nuanced critical assessment. Historical geography as the study of the geographical dimensions of the past, and their relation to the present and future (see heffernan"s definition, on the syllabus) Three major themes in recent historical geography: geographic ideas and practices, geographies of identities, human-environment relationships.
