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Please find below final details and the programme for a one-day conference on 'teaching feminist geography' being organised by the Women and Geography Study Group at UCL, London next Friday, 20 May. All welcome
Women and Geography Study Group
of the RGS-IBG
"Teaching Feminist Geography"
Friday 20th May 2005, 10am to 3.30pm
Department of Geography, UCL, London
This one-day event provides a forum for discussion, learning and sharing of ideas and experiences about the diverse practices and pedagogies in feminist geography.
Registration - The registration cost is £10 for full-time staff and £5 for post-graduates/ unwaged and will be payable on the day at UCL. If, however, you have not already let us know that you are coming, it is very helpful for the organisation (i.e. catering!) if you can e-mail Fiona Smith ([log in to unmask]) or Claire Dwyer ([log in to unmask]) beforehand to let us know you plan to attend. Registration will cover lunches and tea/coffee.
Travel subsidies - Travel subsidies for post-graduates and low-waged staff are also available thanks to the generous support of the Subject Centre for Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences. To claim your travel costs back, please bring the relevant receipt or ticket with you on the day.
Directions to UCL Geography Department - the Geography Department is at 26 Bedford Way, just off Russell Square. A map can be found on the UCL website at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/maps/images/image_bank/maps/map_arounducl_l.jpg
Programme - see over *
Women and Geography Study Group
supported by
"Teaching Feminist Geography"
Friday 20th May 2005
Department of Geography, UCL, London
26 Bedford Way - for location map see - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/maps/images/image_bank/maps/map_arounducl_l.jpg
PROGRAMME
10.00 - 10.30 Arrival, registration and coffee
10.30 - 11.15 Session 1: Teaching Geography's histories
Workshop session led by Avril Maddrell (Westminster College)
based on a student exercise on the first women Fellows of the RGS
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee
11.30 - 12.15 Session 2: Encouraging reflective learning
Session and workshop led by Mark McGuinness (Bath Spa) speaking
on 'Putting themselves in the picture: using reflective diaries in the
teaching of feminist geographies'
12.15 - 1.00 Session 3: 'Nurturing feminist dissertations and getting up close to
gender in the field.
Discussion session led by Dr Helen Jarvis (Newcastle)
1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 - 2.45 Session 4: Teaching diversity in feminist geography
Workshop session led by Fiona Smith (Dundee) on making connections
and understanding difference and diversity
2.45 - 3.00 Coffee
3.00 - 3.30 Session 5: Future agendas in teaching feminist geography
Discussion session led by Claire Dwyer (UCL)
Please note - There will be a short committee meeting of WGSG at the end of the event (starting at 3.30) for those who can attend which will finish by 4.30 at the very latest.
For further details, contact Fiona Smith on [log in to unmask]
Dr Fiona M. Smith
Lecturer in Human Geography
Department of Geography
University of Dundee
Dundee DD1 4HN
UK
Tel: (+44) 01382 344424
Fax: (+44) 01382 344434
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.dundee.ac.uk/geography/
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