This course aims to introduce some basic concepts of human geography through the lens of cultural geography. Class readings are on different topics with a four-part structure. The first part will give students an understanding of the epistemology and methodology of cultural geography with an emphasis on ways of mapping and interpreting meanings in landscapes. The second part covering identity politics will then introduce important issues concerning the questions of identity organized around gender/sexuality, race, and class to emphasize how identity politics are always situated in different local social contexts. Focusing on nature and environmental issues, the third part will start with an overview of the modern nature-culture divide and some of its implications, followed by a number of major perspectives of political ecology and sustainability. Lastly, the way in which we understand the complexity of changing urban landscapes in relation to modern life has become a pressing social issue. The final part invites the students to make inquiries such as: What kinds of cityscapes and lifestyles are ideal? How do we re-imagine the connections between human experience and the city in a way that is not confined to the modern rationality of urban planning? Through critical reflection on the assigned readings, this course will allow students to engage intensely with the power relations between society, culture and environment, and encourages alternative imaginaries of contemporary life.