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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: ANTONIO DANESE

Expected Learning Outcomes

During the twentieth century, the Cultural Geography has acquired such importance among the different Geographies, to the point that some scholars identify it with geography. In our course we will try to analyze some aspects of material and intangible culture. The questions we will try to answer are the following: what are the cultural phenomena? Where are they located? How to interpret the signs of the action of man (and therefore its culture) in the area? Cultural diversity. Multiculturalism and interculturalism, ethnic conflicts, the fascinating subject of " variety " with its regional cultural changes, cultural identities, that invite to the knowledge of different places, will be topics of discussion.

Course Structure

Frontal lessons, seminars, projection of documentary films, field lessons and excursions organized by the teacher during the course.

Required Prerequisites

No prerequisites required

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance is not compulsory

Detailed Course Content

Modulo A (CFU 8)

The New Cultural Geography; Intercultural dialogue and democratic coexistence; Landscape and conventions; Agricultural externalities; Gardens, art and architecture; Globalization and hierarchy of places; National and universal Heritage; Wine, identity and culture; Global and local Food; The Food Problem; Food and wine events; Nature and environment; Ecomuseum: a museum focused on the identity of a place, largely based on local participation and aiming to enhance the welfare and development of local communities.  

Sicilian landscape: the evolution of the territory and the change in the landscape; Cultural Heritage, Territoriality and Identity, Authenticity, Art, Traditions, Urban, Rural and Cultural Routes.

 

Modulo B (CFU 1)

Tourism in Sicily organized in routes that connect pleasant places of particular cultural interest; The Vie Francigene of Sicily; The Wine Roads; The Writers' Road; Cultural geography and tourism: cultural heritage, territoriality and identity, authenticity, art, traditions, cultural, urban and rural itineraries. 

Textbook Information

Modulo A (CFU 5)

- S. CANNIZZARO, Environment Culture Territory. Essays on cultural Geography, Pontecorboli Editore, Florence, 2021, pp. 1-195.

- S. CANNIZZARO, Ecomuseum of Etna, Nature, Myth and Culture, Pàtron, Bologna, 2020, pp. 1-196.

- S. CANNIZZARO, CORINTO G.L. Ecomuseums in Sicily. Experiences, proposals, porjects. Pontecorboli editor, Florence, 2023 (pp. 1-96).

- S. CANNIZZARO, G.L. CORINTO, Landscape in Sicily. Territorial Dialogue and Landscape Episodes, Pàtron, Bologna, 2013, pp. 1-109.

- S. CANNIZZARO, Culture and creativity for territorial development, Pàtron, Bologna, 2018, introduction, chapters and case studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (pp. 1-114; 131-144).

 

Modulo B (CFU 1)

-  S. CANNIZZARO, G. L. CORINTO, Tourism and cultural itineraries in  Sicily, Pontecorboli editor, Florence, 2022 (pp. 1-96).

 

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
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