APL8004 : Conceptualising Landscape (10 credits)
- Offered for Year: 2021/22
- Module Leader(s): Dr Charlotte Veal
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
This module provides the principal introduction to landscape theory for the programme. It will introduce students to the various, and sometimes competing and opposed, ways in which landscape has been conceptualised, defined and understood. It highlights the philosophical theories, critical positions and political agendas which underpin different approaches to landscape. It draws upon recent writings in cultural geography, environmental ethics and heritage studies. It explores the theme of utopian and dystopian imaginaries of landscape, relating these to the interlinked crises of our times: globalisation, urban sprawl, population growth, climate change, resource depletion, pollution, loss of biodiversity, mass migration of population etc.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus will cover the following topics:
• Imaginary landscapes
• Utopias and dystopias
• Detachment and immersion
• Phenomenology
• Landscape and power
• Urban utopias
• Nature, rewilding and restoration
• Heritage, memory, belonging and imagination
• The crises of our times
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 70:00 | 70:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Present in Person |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | PIP module discussion time with online film viewing |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Students will be introduced to a range of different definitions and understandings of landscape, the aim being to stimulate their own critical responses to landscape issues, regardless of their original disciplinary backgrounds, and thus to prepare them to produce their own creative responses to landscape issues in the latter part of the programme.
In the event of a return to Covid restrictions, lectures will be delivered asynchronously online.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective log | 2 | M | 100 | A response diary. Each student to keep a diary or notebook in which personal responses to the topics will be assessed |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The coursework is intended to assess understanding of the material presented in the module and to provide an opportunity to respond critically to this material.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- APL8004's Timetable