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Literary geography is, rst of all, an exploration of place and how place marks literary narratives; as a eld, it sits at the intersection of literary studies and human geography (Alexander, 2015). There is more than one way to do literary geography, since literary geography is, as Barbara Piatti has argued, a topic rather than a practice or a ...
Reading in geography uses a range of different types of literature including explanation, information, argument and instruction.
In high school geography, students will study real geography problems and are put headfirst into decision-making roles. They must use data, analyze prejudices and preferences, argue value positions, and finally draw conclusions (which translates to undertaking geographical inquiries).
From poststructuralism to postcolonialism, through to postmodernism, the exclusive privileging of ‘factual’ knowledge over other kinds of knowledge has been sufficiently challenged to pave the way for a more thorough, if not universal, reappraisal of the place of literature in geography.
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Thinking Space is a series of short position papers on key terms and concepts for literary geography. Cumulatively, these accessible and wide-ranging pieces will explore the scope, parameters, and critical vocabulary of the field, clarifying important issues and stimulating discussion and debate.
Reasons to use a literature-based approach to teach geography include: (1) there is a natural link between geography and literature; (2) the study of literature improves comprehension of geography; and (3) a literature-based approach to geography improves reading comprehension.
