GGRB28H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Derek Gregory, Victim Blaming, Nimby
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Focus on positivist, structuralist, and humanist: nimby- not in my backyard. Explain farmer"s theory of geography of blame and outline the theory"s components in detail. How we understand a place and the people who live in that place. Term defined by derek gregory, wrote book of same name. A lot of our geography is in the mind- doreen massey: images can be in conflict with each other, or the cause of conflict. Is crimea part of russia or ukraine; any kind of border conflict. Kurdistan- no country, but there"s a history and nationalism that goes beyond borders. Maps that we still use today are the 16th century europe way; not necessarily correct. Experience of hiv/aids across africa thought to be the same across cultures and religions: affected everyone the same way, africa undifferentiated seen as a whole country instead of many. Article based on attendance at hiv/aids in africa" conferences: attendees mainly north american academics, white.
