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RGS-IBG International Annual Conference
London, 3-5 September 2003
Historical Geographies of the Sea
Call for Papers
Organised by Dr David Lambert, Dr Luciana Martins and Dr Miles Ogborn
This session seeks to address historical geography's lack of attention to
the sea and to demonstrate the significance of maritime geographies in
shaping economics, politics and culture at all scales, from the local to the
global. The session seeks empirically-grounded papers that address the
geographies of oceanic, maritime and coastal worlds, particularly those
connected to the creation of new global systems from the early modern period
onwards. We aim to include papers that address and reorient the key
concerns of contemporary historical geography - including globalisation,
empire, mappings, and the making of geographical knowledge - through
attention to the sea. Papers are welcomed on the geographies of oceanic
exploration and colonisation, maritime trade and piracy; on the sea-borne
carriage and circulation of people, goods and ideas; on the cultures and
politics of the seas, ports and coasts that arose from contact, commerce and
population movement (both forced and unforced); on the politics of
representing and displaying the seas and seafarers; and on the construction
of geographical knowledge as a marine endeavour.
Offers for papers, comprising author, address, title and abstract (of not
more than 200 words) should be submitted to Dr David Lambert by e-mail or
hard copy no later than Friday 7th February 2003. Presentations are
expected to be around 20 minutes in duration.
Dr David Lambert
Department of Geography
Downing Place Tel.: 020 7602 0198
Cambridge, CB2 3EN Email: [log in to unmask]
Dr Luciana Martins
Department of Geography
Royal Holloway
University of London Tel.: 01784 443566
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX Email: [log in to unmask]
Dr Miles Ogborn
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London Tel.: 020 7882 5407
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Email: [log in to unmask]
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