Cultural Geography

  1. Contemporary Applications and Issues
    1. Cultural Heritage and Preservation
      1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites
        1. Designation Criteria
          1. Selection Process
            1. Management Challenges
            2. Intangible Cultural Heritage
              1. Oral Traditions
                1. Performing Arts
                  1. Rituals and Social Practices
                    1. Traditional Craftsmanship
                    2. Tourism and Cultural Commodification
                      1. Impacts on Local Communities
                        1. Authenticity Questions
                          1. Staged Culture
                            1. Heritage Tourism
                          2. Food and Agriculture Geographies
                            1. Cultural Food Preferences
                              1. Dietary Laws
                                1. Religious Restrictions
                                  1. Cultural Taboos
                                    1. Food and Identity
                                    2. Terroir and Regional Specialties
                                      1. Geography of Wine
                                        1. Geography of Coffee
                                          1. Environmental Influences
                                            1. Regional Branding
                                            2. Food Justice and Access
                                              1. Food Deserts
                                                1. Food Security
                                                  1. Socioeconomic Inequality
                                                    1. Spatial Inequality
                                                  2. Geographies of Music and Art
                                                    1. Musical Hearths and Diffusion
                                                      1. Origins of Musical Styles
                                                        1. Globalization of Music
                                                          1. Music Industry Geography
                                                          2. Public Art and Street Art
                                                            1. Murals
                                                              1. Graffiti as Cultural Text
                                                                1. Art as Social Commentary
                                                                  1. Urban Art Movements
                                                                2. Health, Body, and Culture
                                                                  1. Cultural Views on Health and Disease
                                                                    1. Medical Beliefs
                                                                      1. Traditional Practices
                                                                        1. Health Behaviors
                                                                          1. Stigma and Disease
                                                                          2. Spatial Diffusion of Diseases
                                                                            1. Epidemic Patterns
                                                                              1. Pandemic Geography
                                                                                1. Cultural Responses to Disease
                                                                                2. Geographies of Disability
                                                                                  1. Accessibility and Inclusion
                                                                                    1. Disability Rights Movements
                                                                                      1. Spatial Barriers
                                                                                    2. Research Methods in Cultural Geography
                                                                                      1. Qualitative Methods
                                                                                        1. Ethnography
                                                                                          1. Participant Observation
                                                                                            1. In-Depth Interviews
                                                                                              1. Focus Groups
                                                                                                1. Life Histories
                                                                                                2. Textual Analysis
                                                                                                  1. Semiotics
                                                                                                    1. Symbolic Analysis
                                                                                                      1. Discourse Analysis
                                                                                                        1. Content Analysis
                                                                                                        2. Geographic Information Systems in Cultural Studies
                                                                                                          1. Mapping Cultural Phenomena
                                                                                                            1. Spatial Analysis of Cultural Data
                                                                                                              1. Digital Humanities Applications

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                                                                                                          1. Foundations of Cultural Geography