CULTURAL AND TERRITORY GEOGRAPHY

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.

According to the Dublin descriptors, the Course intends to pursue the following aims:

1)     Knowledge and Understanding

- the student must know and understand the basic tools of the geographer: maps, graphs, charts, databases available on the web. The student will also acquire the specific language of the discipline;

2)      Applying Knowledge and Understanding

- through the interpretation of maps, tables, and graphs the student must be able to discuss and analyse the main social, geopolitical, geoeconomic matters debated in the classroom. Furthermore, the student should acquire sectorial methodological expertise;

  3)   Making Judgments

- the student will develop a greater capacity for analysis and judgment on the main geographical facts discussed in the classroom and will be able to autonomously deal with new issues;

     4)   Communication skills

- the knowledge of new tools and the specific language will enable the student to explain the results of the analyses to other students, to scholars or to a non-expert audience in the field;

  5)  Learning skills

Modulo A

The origins of Cultural Geography; 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. Ecomuseum of Etna; Objective of the Ecomuseum: museum focused on the identity of a place, largely based on local participation and aimed at improving the well-being and development of local communities.

Modulo B

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

Modulo C

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. 

Modulo A

-  S. CANNIZZARO, Environment Culture Territory. Essays on cultural geography, Pontecorboli Editore, Florence, 2021, pp. 1-137.

- S. CANNIZZARO, Ecomuseum of Etna: between 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).

Modulo B

- 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 enhancement, Pàtron, Bologna, 2018, Introduction, ch. 1, 2, 3 e case studies 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (pp. 1-114 ; 131-144).

Modulo C

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

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