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Tom Johnson has asked me to forward this to the list. lawrence ---------------------------------------------- AAG 2001 NYC - What geographers are not This session seeks to explore the intersection of academic geographies and popular culture (broadly conceived). In fact, it seeks to explore where this intersection breaks down or does not exist. It will seek to address not only the ways in which geographers can, should, do contribute to the broader society (of which they might be a part) but also the ways in which contemporary geographers understand and engage with the popular - or do not. Post post-structural accounts of the instability of identities we seek to locate where this instability eminates from and, more specifically, to identify those parts of the unstable system that are not dynamic. Moving beyond dangerous and unsatisfactory phenomenonlogical accounts of essences we seek to explore that which the geographer always is not - the anti-essence. This is not a never is but rather an always isn't. Even as the machine grinds certain fixtures do not move with it - despite one day being a and another b, person x is never, for example, C. Following recent reflexive calls this represents a first move towards making sense of how enthusiastically and convincingly the academy is willing or able to understand or share popular knowledges about popular people, pastimes, pursuits. It is about how ideas move and why they move and where they move to. It is about the place of geography and geographers in all of this and whether or not this throws up any tensions. At this point, we are seeking indications of interest from anyone who feels they might have anything to offer and would appreciate replies as soon as possible. Specific themes might include the following: * WHY does geography matter and to whom does it matter ? * Is there stability in stasis ? * Methodological implications of fixity and repression * is geography inherently interesting and where does any interest lie ? * If I am never that am i dynamic ?? Please contact either of the convenors for more info: Tom Johnson: [log in to unmask] Barry Collins: [log in to unmask] Lawrence D. Berg, Ph.D. Department of Geography University of Victoria PO Box 3050 Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P5 Facsimile: (250) 721-6216, Telephone: (250) 592-2278 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://office.geog.uvic.ca/index.shtml http://members.home.net/lawrencedberg/ Note new address after July 1, 2000: Department of Geography Okanagan University College 7000 College Way Vernon, BC, V1B 2N5 Canada http://www.ouc.bc.ca/geog/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%