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65 302 Ebb and Flow
Bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture or Architecture
This course explores how different approaches in landscape theory opens for transdisciplinary conversations on Arctic issues such as indigenous peoples rights to land- and seascapes, climate change, biodiversity, multi-species migration, and consequences of increased human activity such as tourism, resource extraction, and new infrastructures in outfields and coastal zones.
The objective of the course is threefold: Firstly, to theoretically explore past, present and prospected futures of subarctic sea- and landscapes. Secondly, the course aims at giving the students a positive reading- and writing experience. Thirdly, in collaboration with researchers from the social, human, and natural sciences, to provide an advanced introduction to the northernmost landscapes of Scandinavia and Sápmi as a point of departure to understand changes in Arctic territories.
The landscape theory course is structured around a lecture series with invited experts and step-by-step assignments in academic writing that culminate with a seminar and a book edition. The course is the third of its kind and builds on experience from the theory courses Small Stories Grand Narratives in 2016, and The Global North and the High North in 2017. The students in the previous two courses deserve credit for actively taking part in co-creating the course.
Knowledge of:
- Approaches in landscape theory and cartography
- Contemporary Arctic discourses
- Research design and development of research questions
- Research ethics with an emphasis on issues regarding visual representation (maps, photos, diagrams)
Skills in:
- Analysing academic texts
- Academic writing
- Experimentally combining written, visual and oral modes of communication.
- Peer reviewing
General competence in:
- Transdisciplinary approaches
- Methodology in qualitative research
- Literature search
- Developing personal strategies to keep updated on central discourses regarding Arctic territories
- Attending the lecture series, and participating in conversations with guest lecturers
- Step-by-step assignments in reading and analysing the course literature, making diagrams, texts, and maps as a way to explore concerns, develop individual research questions and add layers of reflection.
- Attending lectures on methods of structuring a written academic paper, structuring the oral presentation; and restructuring the paper into a book chapter.
- Writing week
- Peer review
- Oral presentation at a student-organised seminar
Book design in a student-organised publication
A curriculum of 15-20 texts will be made available at semester start, and additional texts will be provided during the semester.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | Individual | Pass / fail | Oral and written examination with external sensor, the final book chapter will be assessed as passed/fail. The teacher will evaluate the student’s progress and participation in discussions throughout the semester. English reading and academic writing skills, as well as knowledge of Arctic conditions, may be unequally distributed in the student group when we start the semester, willingness to help each other with overcoming obstacles will be taken into consideration in the final evaluation. |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Individual problem solving | It is mandatory to read and analyse the course literature, to hand in all designated deliverables, and to participate in lectures, tutorials, at joint reviews and the seminar. |