Geographies of Social Justice, Welfare and Rights

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Think critically and originally
• Pursue knowledge in an in-depth, ordered and motivated way
• Recognise the nature of the discipline as dynamic, plural and contested;
• Trace the nature of change in policy environments created by different states and actors over time
• Critically engage with the key movements in philosophy and theory which have evolved in understanding the changing geographies of care
• Build ideas into a coherent argument
• Be aware of the role and importance of evidence-based research
• Produce a fluent and comprehensive written essay drawing together complex topics from across a range of issues
• Draw on the historical and contemporary breadth of geographical thought as it relates to issues of welfare, rights, social justice, and health and social care
• Assess the impressive case for the importance of geographical perspectives on welfare reform;

Outline of Course

All lectures but one will be provided by Dr Andrew Power. A guest lecture will be provided by Prof. Graham Moon. The scheduled order for this guest lecture may move around depending on staff

availability during the term.

1. Introduction: Geographies of Difference and Inequity

2. The Geographies of Rights & the State: From ‘Control’ to ‘Care’ to ‘Citizenship’

3. The Enduring Geographies of Poverty & Deprivation

4. Contemporary Geographies of Representation & Public Space

5. Geographies of the Welfare State & Voluntarism

6. Essay Preparation Seminars

7(a). Film: ‘Inside I’m Dancing’

7(b). Mapping Social Inclusion & Disability

8. Thriving and Surviving in the Community: Housing, Welfare & Vulnerability

9. (Post)Asylum Geographies: The Enduring Legacies of Institutions (Guest lecture by Prof. Graham Moon)

10. Youth Culture, Identity & the State

11. Living with Mental Health in the Post-Welfare State

12. Geographies of Family Care in the Community

13. Revision Session Seminars

The Module is packed full of examples, films, and illustrations to help you think about how you understand different concepts, as well as how you think, what you do, and who you are!

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.