Cultural Geography

  1. Geographies of Ethnicity and Race
    1. Defining Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality
      1. Social Construction of Race
        1. Historical Development
          1. Race and Power Relations
            1. Racial Categories
            2. Ethnicity as Shared Identity
              1. Cultural Markers of Ethnicity
                1. Ethnic Identity Formation
                  1. Ethnic Boundaries
                  2. The Concept of Nationality
                    1. Nation-States
                      1. Stateless Nations
                        1. National Identity Formation
                          1. Civic vs Ethnic Nationalism
                        2. Spatial Distribution of Ethnic Groups
                          1. Ethnic Enclaves
                            1. Urban Enclaves
                              1. Rural Enclaves
                                1. Historical Examples
                                  1. Contemporary Examples
                                  2. Ghettos
                                    1. Formation of Ghettos
                                      1. Characteristics of Ghettos
                                        1. Social and Economic Impacts
                                        2. Ethnoburbs
                                          1. Suburban Ethnic Concentrations
                                            1. Socioeconomic Dynamics
                                              1. Spatial Characteristics
                                              2. Patterns of Segregation and Integration
                                                1. Residential Segregation
                                                  1. Indices of Segregation
                                                    1. Assimilation Processes
                                                      1. Integration Challenges
                                                    2. Migration and Ethnic Geographies
                                                      1. Chain Migration
                                                        1. Family Networks
                                                          1. Community Networks
                                                            1. Settlement Patterns
                                                            2. Forced Migration and Diasporas
                                                              1. Refugees
                                                                1. Asylum Seekers
                                                                  1. Diasporic Communities
                                                                    1. Transnational Connections
                                                                    2. Labor Migration
                                                                      1. Guest Worker Programs
                                                                        1. Seasonal Migration
                                                                          1. Economic Motivations
                                                                        2. Ethnic Landscapes and Identity
                                                                          1. Expressions of Ethnicity in Landscape
                                                                            1. Festivals and Parades
                                                                              1. Ethnic Businesses
                                                                                1. Cultural Institutions
                                                                                  1. Ethnic Media
                                                                                  2. Ethnic Conflict and Territoriality
                                                                                    1. Competition for Space
                                                                                      1. Political Tensions
                                                                                        1. Social Tensions
                                                                                        2. Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
                                                                                          1. Historical Cases
                                                                                            1. Geographic Patterns
                                                                                              1. Consequences and Legacies

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