Dissertating Geography - An Inquiry Into Making of Student Geographical Knowledge, 1950 2020

This book examines the history of geography (1950-2020) from a bottom-up perspective.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Who actually makes the history of geography?  Chapter 2 The history of geography and educational practices  Chapter 3 Spatial contexts of student knowledge production: the expanded geographical field  Chapter 4 Becoming a geographer: dissertations as intellectual source material  Chapter 5 Geographical traditions versus innovations: students as drivers of disciplinary change  Chapter 6 Exploring the skills of geographers-in-the-making  Chapter 7 Reflections on student journeys into geography

About the author

Mette Bruinsma is an Assistant Professor in the Cultural History research group at Utrecht University, focusing on history of knowledge and university history.

Product details

• Authors: Mette Bruinsma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032390406
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239040-6
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: Routledge Research in Historical Geography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Human Geography, Regional Geography