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Marvell, Alan D 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8363-0793 and Simm, David
(2016)
Unravelling the geographical palimpsest through fieldwork: discovering a sense of place.
Geography, 101 (3).
pp. 125-136.
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Abstract
Fieldwork enables students to gain a greater understanding of the people and places that they encounter. Urban areas are popular destinations for fieldwork because they present a landscape that is in a continual state of change. Yet,as this article indicates, the past is ever present in the urban landscape as each place can be regarded as a palimpsest, where layers of history, geography, culture and politics co-exist. Through active participation in fieldwork, students have the potential to unravel this palimpsest and discover a deeper sense of that place. The example used here reflects upon urban fieldwork in Barcelona as experienced by a group of undergraduate students who, as they carried out and reflected upon their field work, benefited from gaining a sense of place informed by a range of geographical processes and meanings. The article concludes with a series of suggestions for those embarking on fieldwork and wishing to unravel the geographical palimpsest.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Additional Information: | Final Published version distributed here by permission of the Geographical Association. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Barcelona; Fieldwork; Geography; Sense of place; Palimpsest; Pedagogy; Student; Learning |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences |
| Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
| Depositing User: | Alan Marvell |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2016 14:23 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2023 11:21 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/3978 |
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