--- title: Cultural Geography description: This subject studies how space, place, and landscape shape and are shaped by human cultures. Learners will analyze the spatial distribution of languages, religions, and traditions, and how communities construct local identities. category: humanities subcategory: geography difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/cultural-geography --- # Cultural Geography This subject studies how space, place, and landscape shape and are shaped by human cultures. Learners will analyze the spatial distribution of languages, religions, and traditions, and how communities construct local identities. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 1 Courses • 1 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Cultural Geography A University of Illinois Coursera course taught by Carlos J. Torelli examining how globalization shapes cultural psychology, brand meaning, and consumer behavior, teaching learners to analyze cross-cultural marketing strategies and build brand strategies for multicultural markets. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/cultural-psychology-globalization **Tags:** courses, humanities-social-sciences, geography ## Websites ### 1. aag.org/topics/cultural-geography Discover how culture shapes landscapes, identities, and spatial practices. The AAG Cultural Geography page outlines core concepts and methods, and links to teaching resources, articles, journals, and related events. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://aag.org/topics/cultural-geography **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, geography ## Books ### 1. Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas **Author:** Rebecca Solnit, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro The third book in Rebecca Solnit's atlas trilogy, pairing twenty-six thematic maps of New York City with essays from linguists, historians, and urbanists that trace overlooked histories across the five boroughs. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520285956?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, geography ### 2. The Cultural Landscape **Author:** James M. Rubenstein An introductory human geography textbook examining why people, cultures, and economic activities are distributed unevenly across Earth's surface, covering language, religion, ethnicity, agriculture, and urbanization through the lens of globalization. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0131429396?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, geography ### 3. Postmodern Geographies **Author:** Edward W. Soja A foundational text in critical human geography arguing for the centrality of space in social theory, drawing on Lefebvre, Foucault, and Marxist geography, with case studies of Los Angeles's postmodern urban landscape. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1844676692?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, geography ### 4. Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. **Author:** Ashanté M. Reese Ethnography of Deanwood, a Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., examining how residents get food amid supermarket disinvestment. Reese challenges the 'food desert' framing and shows how structural racism, community self-reliance and everyday strategies shape food access in urban America. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1469651505?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** food-access, food-geography, urban-geography, structural-racism, ethnography --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/cultural-geography