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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor and lecturer
Emily O'Gorman
Contact via email
6 First Walk, 420
email for appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The environmental humanities bring together ways of knowing and interacting with the world from diverse perspectives in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as from Indigenous and other 'non-western' worldviews. This unit introduces the environmental humanities and aims to nourish students' understanding of the connectivities and possibilities that these dialogues produce for people and the more-than-human world, particularly relating these to geographic perspectives. It gets students outside their comfort zones in thinking about relationships with the planet, other species and other peoples, and provides a vocabulary of key words and concepts to frame the opportunity to think about these relationships and connections. This unit includes provocative readings to spark tutorial discussions and a range of opportunities to rethink the 'environmental' through multiple viewpoints. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All assignments are to be submitted via Turnitin, the university online submission and marking system - found as a link in iLearn. Turnitin includes Grademark, a paperless grading system where your assignments are marked by staff online. Submissions are also checked for plagiarism by Turnitin. Turnitin automatically compares your work to the work of your classmates, previous students and material available on the internet. Hard copies of assignments are no longer accepted and will not be marked.
For more information on Turnitin and Grademark: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/assignments.htm DEADLINES, EXTENSIONS AND PENALTIES
Deadlines set for assignment submissions will not be altered except in exceptional circumstances. In all cases, extensions must be supported with appropriate documentation (medical certificate, counsellor's certificate, statutory declaration). All extensions must be applied for and granted through the special consideration process. See the Special Consideration Policy https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Extensions will not be granted in cases of poor time management. Only the Unit Convenor can authorise extensions.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Students who fail to complete and submit ALL assessments for the Unit may not receive enough marks to pass the unit. Penalties will also be incurred for plagiarism, that is, the use of another persons’ work and presentation as your own (see University Policies and http://www.mq.edu.au/ policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html).
GRADING
Each assignment will be marked, commented upon and returned to you via Turnitin and Grademark. Grading is conducted in line with the universities grading policy (http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html)
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GEOP1020 will run for 13 weeks and you must have reliable access to the internet to be able to complete the unit in online mode. The lectures for GEOP1020 in S1 2019 will take place on Tuesday mornings 9am - 11am Weeks 1-13. Students enrolled online are expected to log in to iLearn on a weekly basis to listen to the lectures and to participate in the weekly online tutorials by reading over the material presented and responding to questions and posts. Please treat the weekly online tutorials the same as you would any compulsory class - except that you have a bit more flexibility with 7 days (from Tuesday to Tuesday) to complete your weekly tasks. We do not like to sound 'big-brotherish', however, iLearn does track your online activity. Logging in at the end of the semester and doing all your posts in one session will not work!
Students enrolled online will be participating weekly in their own version of the tutorial program. Online tutorials in weeks 4-12 will be led by selected students, however all students are responsible for helping to facilitate the discussion each week by making regular posts. Your weekly participation in the online tutorial is important to your success in this unit. Listening to and reading about different perspectives, and actively discussing important and provocative issues and ideas, is a key component of this unit. It is something we value highly and we think you will get a lot out of it too. Students who consistently miss tutorials are at risk of failing the unit.
The required readings for GEOP1020 are available electronically through Leganto, which can be accessed through iLearn. Please let Emily know if you have trouble accessing the required readings.
Please note that reading is an integral and compulsory part of this unit. The readings will complement and support the lecture program, and will be referred to extensively in tutorials and assignments.
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GEOP1020 lecture and tutorial schedule
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Date |
Lecture Schedule (subject to change) |
Tutorial |
Assessments |
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25 Feb |
What are the Environmental Humanities? (DH)
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2 |
3 March |
What is kinship with nature? (EO)
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3 |
10 March |
What is the question of the animal? (EO)
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4 |
17 March |
How do we get to know diverse others? (DH)
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Tutorial presentations begin |
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5 |
24 March |
What is playing favourites with species? (EO)
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Tutorial presentations |
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6 |
31 March |
What is environmental philosophy? (EO)
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Tutorial presentations |
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7 |
7 April |
What is use and respect? (EO) |
Tutorial presentations |
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Mid-session break: 11 April to 26 April |
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8 |
28 April |
What is life and death? (EO)
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Tutorial presentations |
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9 |
5 May |
What is environmental history? (EO)
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Tutorial presentations |
Essay (40%): 5pm 8 May 2020 |
10 |
12 May |
What are geographies of containment and proliferation? (EO) |
Tutorial presentations
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11 |
19 May |
What is a multispecies city? (DH)
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Tutorial presentations |
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12 |
26 May |
What are new ways of thinking and acting ecologically? (EO)
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Tutorial presentations |
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13 |
2 June |
What is world making? (EO) |
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Reflective Journal (40%): 5pm 5 June 2020 |
Examination period: 8 June to 28 June |
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Dr. Emily O’Gorman – EO Associate Professor Donna Houston – DH
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Some lecture content and assessment has changed from previous offerings in accordance with the University's curriculum renewal process.
Date | Description |
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21/02/2020 | Week 13 tutorial cancelled to allow students extra time for final assessment prep |
10/02/2020 | A few dates corrected in the lecture schedule |