2015 Technology & Democracy Workshop

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Are our technological choices open to democratic participation? How are the relations between technology and democracy being reconfigured, and how might they be? GEOG 650 Technology & Democracy Workshop is a research-oriented experiential and service learning course.  The syllabus is available here: ~ 2015.TECH&DEM.syllabus Support from APPLES service learning and UNC’s Office for Undergraduate Research GRC […]

Production of space seminar — course syllabus and reading list

Posted by on Jan 6, 2015 in Uncategorized | No Comments

My spring 2015 graduate seminar is “The production of space: Henri Lefebvre and historical-geographical materialism.”  The syllabus is posted here: ~Geog.814.2015  

THE PRODUCTION OF SPACE — Spring 2015 Graduate Seminar

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Spring 2015 Graduate Seminar: GEOG 814: THE PRODUCTION OF SPACE Henri Lefebvre & historical-geographical materialism Thursdays 5-8pm @ MU222 Instructor: Scott Kirsch email: kirsch@email.unc.edu   Overview If it is no longer remarkable to speak of space, nature, and landscapes as “socially produced” it is largely a reflection of the extent to which contemporary spatial and […]

Technology as a keyword

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Abstract for my talk at the University of Toronto’s Geography Department next week:   Technology as a keyword   Abstract While for centuries technology referred to a systematic study of the ‘practical arts’ – typically a technical manual or a kind of book –its usage has expanded dramatically so that today we think nothing of the […]

Fall 2014 Political Geography (GEOG 453)

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Where is power? GEOG453_2014Fall Flier for my Fall 2014 Political Geography lecture (GEOG 453)    

Spring 2015 Technology & Democracy Workshop (GEOG 650)

Posted by on May 13, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Spring 2015 Technology & Democracy Workshop (GEOG 650) Instructor: Scott Kirsch      email: kirsch@email.unc.edu Are our technological choices open to democratic participation?  How are the relations between technology and democracy being reconfigured, and how might they be?  GEOG 650  Technology & Democracy Workshop is a research-oriented experiential learning course open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Students explore political, […]

Power for All? Electricity and uneven development in eastern NC

Posted by on Apr 23, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Conor Harrison’s public PhD presentation: “Power for All? Electricity and uneven development in eastern North Carolina” will be Monday April 28 @2pm, and since it has now moved to a bigger room in SA 220 I can say more enthusiastically, please join us! The committee defense will follow (Scott Kirsch, chair; John Pickles; Jeff Popke […]

“Laboratory/observatory”

Posted by on Feb 14, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

A low-res scan of my chapter on  geographical knowledge as a laboratory product, from Agnew and Livingstone’s (2011) Sage Handbook of Geographical Knowledge. Kirsch.lab.obs.hbk         * *All posted publications and images are provided for educational and research (non-commercial) uses only.

GEOG 702: GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT

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2014 syllabus posted Geog.702__Syllabus.2014

basketball courts

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in Uncategorized | No Comments

@ Coley Springs Babtist Church, Warren County, NC       @ Baguio City, Philippines. @ Teacher’s Camp, Baguio City, Philippines. Backyard hoop.  Quezon City, Philippines @ Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.  What a game!