feminist geography.
WOW!
DIN4 wrote:
> Please forward this call for papers to any student or faculty member who
> may
> be interested in attending, or presenting at, this session.
> Thank you,
> Valorie Crooks
> ____________
> Hi all! For those of you who may be interested, we are planning a
> special session on Disability and Space for the upcoming annual Canadian
> Association of Geographers conference being held at BROCK UNIVERSITY
> (St.
> Catherines, Ont.) Wednesday May 31 - Saturday June 3, 2000. CAG meetings
> are
> lively and friendly, and a good place to share thoughts on current
> research.
> It would be nice to have colleagues from outside Canada join in! The
> conference will also be hosting the first ever Susan Mackenzie Memorial
> lecture in honour of Suzanne's contributions to feminist geography.
> Another
> good reason to attend!
>
> Disability and Space: Research Directions and Challenges
>
> (Organizers: Valorie Crooks and Vera Chouinard, McMaster University)
>
> This special session examines current directions and issues in
> geographic studies of disability.
> Papers will address such topics as: the marginalization of the disabled
> in
> academic environments, ethical and political dilemmas in conducting
> research, promoting access to recreational spaces, and the role of
> gender
> and race in shaping disabled women's access to health care. Papers on
> other
> aspects of disability and space are also welcome. Persons interested in
> participating in this session should contact Valorie Crooks @
> [log in to unmask] no later than February 1, 2000.
>
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> Valorie Crooks, MA student
> School of Geography and Geology
> McMaster University
> Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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