Duration
12h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course 'Didactic crossings: History and Geography' proposes using a real-life activity (a field trip) as a starting point to refine the practice and understanding of interdisciplinarity in the humanities and social sciences. The city (in this case, Liège) is approached both as a space that is both produced and lived in (the geographical dimension) and as a heritage in a state of constant reconfiguration (historical dimension).
This reflection is situated within the conceptual framework of 'gender, class, race' - to use the Anglo-Saxon terminology - and the challenges of the anthropocene, with the aim of raising questions that intersect the two disciplines and highlight issues linked to current challenges, notably the spatial and symbolic dimensions of inequalities (access, mobility, segregation, appropriation of public space). Attention is paid to the investigative approaches in the humanities and social sciences highlighted in the competency framework, both in their historical aspect (source criticism, contextualisation) and their geographical aspect (field observation, landscape interpretation, reasoning across scales, spatialisation).
Table of contents
1. A conceptual framework for interdisciplinarity in the humanities and social sciences.
2. A research approach designed to analyse a subject in terms of both its spatiality (location, scale, landscape, practices) and its historical depth.
3. A tour of the city of Liège to discover objects and places (buildings, works of art, statues, urban developments, public spaces, traces of the urban landscape, etc.) to be examined in relation to the current challenges facing our society.
4. Integration of geographical, historical, economic and social components to explore these issues: the production and transformation of urban space, interplay of scales (from local to global), and the relationship between society and territory.
5. Proposals for educational activities with lower secondary school pupils, utilising the tools specific to each discipline.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply a conceptual framework for analysis to understand interdisciplinarity in the humanities and social sciences;
- Examine a current issue by taking an object or a place as a starting point, linking its geographical and historical contexts;
- Apply geographical and historical research methods;
- Propose teaching approaches for working on interdisciplinarity in the humanities and social sciences, highlighting the specific contributions of geography and history.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To have experienced at least one interdisciplinary activity in the humanities and social sciences.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Theoretical input
- Fieldwork (observation, landscape analysis, surveys and sketches)
- Collaborative research and reflective work
- Multi-format presentation
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The specific nature of this course means that distance learning options cannot be considered for the students concerned.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Any compulsory reading will be specified.
Other : More detailed instructions will be provided.
Further information:
More detailed instructions will be provided during the first session.
Depending on the number of students, the arrangements may be subject to change and will be communicated via eCampus.
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Details regarding the field trip (meeting time and place) will be communicated during the first session.
Contacts
Fabrice Argounès : fabriceargounes@uliege.be
Laetitia Cherdon : lcherdon@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.