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Hi All Some may be interested in the following projects recently undertaken by members of the 'Public Geographies Working Group' at the University of Birmingham. Making the Connection (Ian Cook, James Evans & Helen Griffiths). An attempt to develop new school and university geographies that were more engaged, challenging and socially inclusive. This project engaged and involved publics through bridging the divides between university and school geographies. The website is intended a) to illustrate the project so that school teachers and academics contemplating such work might learn from our attempts at collaboration; and b) to provide teaching resources for school geography teachers looking for ways of making connections between young people's everyday and taught geographies: in this case through a series of resources and activities connecting banana consumption and farming and mobile phone use and manufacture. Under Control? (Emily Quinton) An exploration of a personal recovery form anorexia through photography and auto-ethnography. This project engages the personal with academic, gallery and online publics. Please check http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/research/pgwg/projects.htm for updates and further project postings. And, please cross-post to any lists and people you think may be interested. Thanks Ian ___________________________________________ Ian Cook et al 'Chief Exec.' Public Geographies Working Group School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences The University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK Tel: 0121 4146262 Fax: 0121 4145528 www.gees.bham.ac.uk/research/pgwg/index.htm