Call for Papers
RGS/IBG Geography of Health Research Group Conference
Lancaster University, UK
Geographies of Disability and Ageing
July 13th -14th 2010
The RGS/IBG Geography of Health Research Group is running a mini-conference
on July 13th-14th 2010 focused around Geographies of Disability and Ageing.
The aim of the conference is to engage with debates increasingly being raised
within health geography, but also more broadly within disability studies and
critical gerontology, that disabled and frail older people are often treated as
mutually exclusive groups despite the fact that a) impairment rises with
increased age; and b) many issues around the body, stigma, exclusion,
dependency and independency, care versus independent living and the social
construction of disability and old age run in parallel.
By bringing together geographers and those working within disability and
ageing studies the conference aims to open up opportunities for those working
within these two broad areas of interest to engage in dialogue and debate
that is designed to explore how we might develop meaningful common project.
Keynote speakers will include:
Prof Rob Imrie, Human Geographer whose work contributes to disability
debates, Kings College London.
Prof. Sheila Peace, Gerontologist and Human Geographer at the Open
University.
Carol Thomas, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Disability
Research at Lancaster University.
Those interested in participating in this conference should submit an abstract
of up to a maximum of 250 words together with a proposed title (clearly
stating name, institution, and contact details) to:
Prof Christine Milligan at: [log in to unmask] by April 30th 2010 at the
latest.
The overall cost for participation in this conference is £45.00 including
conference meal. Overnight campus accommodation can be booked if required.
A number of small travel bursaries for geography students and unwaged/fixed
term staff are available for attendance at this event.
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