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Topics of the day:
1. Paying for academic journals (7)
2. 2nd CFP: Feminine and Masculine Identities in Rural Space
3. Open Access and citations (was re Paying for academic journals)
4. Final Call for Papers 2008 AAG: Urban Youth: cultures, identities and
spatialities (2)
5. Extended Call for Papers 2008 AAG: Relations, affinities, attachments:
Keith Thomas' Man and the Natural World, 25 years on
6. Conference announcement: Doing Race (January 10th, 2008)
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:39:54 +0000
From: Chris Pringle
Subject: Re: Paying for academic journals
Since virtually all the contributions so far prompted by this thread have=
=20
been entirely critical of the existing structure of the academic=20
publishing world, and since some have specifically mentioned Elsevier and=
=20
Political Geography, let me respond by offering a case for the defence.
The first essential point to make is that publishers do make a=20
contribution to the process, including but not limited to: funding the=20=
editorial offices that manage the review process, providing publishing=20=
services such as copyediting, and supplying and improving technological=20=
infrastructure and functionality that has revolutionised the academic=20
world - ensuring the widespread dissemination and longstanding=20
preservation of the scientific record.=20=20
Given that publishers are making that contribution as a commercial=20
undertaking, it is reasonable that they should expect some financial=20
reward. The question of whether the financial reward Elsevier gets is=20
reasonable is addressed in an article I published last year in=20
Geoforum, "Price and value: A publisher's perspective". (You can find it=20=
by following the link at the end of this email.) I believe Elsevier gives=
=20
excellent value for money.
These days it is indeed easy to create an online journal and disseminate=20=
it publicly, with very little direct cost initially, albeit with limited=20=
functionality and haphazard discovery. Anyone who wants to spend the time=
=20
and effort to edit one without either the financial support of a publishe=
r=20
or the sustained indulgence of their institution is welcome to do so (and=
=20
many people do); once the initial enthusiasm wears off, either because of=
=20
simple passage of time and the changing interests and obligations of the=20=
editors, or because success makes the task grow to inconveniently large=20=
proportions and turns a hobby into a chore, or they can't keep up with=20=
technological innovations, many will find themselves in the same situatio=
n=20
as the editors of Antipode did, and discover that a publisher can indeed=20=
bring something useful to the party.
As a publisher, I am confident that I do provide a valuable service to th=
e=20
fields I work in, that the publications I have created and managed perfor=
m=20
important roles, and that most or all of them would not have existed and=20=
could not be sustained to their present high standard without the support=
=20
and financial investment of Elsevier. Perhaps the most valuable function=20=
the various open access initiatives will serve is to provide competition=20=
to ensure that commercial publishers such as Elsevier have to keep on our=
=20
mettle and continue to innovate and to provide ever better value for mone=
y.
Having made my main point, I would like to address related issues raised=20=
by others on this thread: ownership of journals and abuse of copyright.
Justus Uitermark wonders "what would happen if, say, the editorial board=20=
of Political Geography collectively decided to take its journal=20
elsewhere". (In fact Political Geography, like most journals, is owned by=
=20
its publisher, not by the board.) The answer is that there have been=20
instances of editorial boards leaving en masse to start new journals; and=
=20
that in those cases, the existing journals have carried on, without major=
=20
harm, as far as I know, and certainly without being supplanted by the new=
=20
rival.
Justus and Deb both appear to advocate ignoring copyright restrictions,=20=
deliberately posting articles in breach of copyright, and 'liberating'=20=
back issues. I am curious as to whether their approval of breaching=20
contractual agreements freely entered into, and thereby possibly deprivin=
g=20
the target of the transgression of some income, would extend to other=20
types of contract they might enter into, and in which case they might be=20=
on the receiving end?
Sorry that this has ended up longer than I intended. I don't expect to=20=
sway many people on crit-geog-forum from an anti- to a pro-commercial-
publisher position, and I certainly don't intend to get involved in=20
protracted debate here. I just want you to understand that the issues her=
e=20
are possibly more complex and less black-and-white than they might seem,=20=
and that there is plenty that can be said in favour of the existing=20
structure.
Oh, and if you want a third party's view of my "Price and value" article,=
=20
try here:
http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/%7Etedb/Journals/weasel.html
Chris
Chris Pringle, MCILT
Publisher - Geography, Planning, Development & Transport
Elsevier
Langford Lane
Kidlington OX5 1GB
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 843712
Mobile: +44 (0)791 7781738
Fax: +44 (0)1865 843951
Email: [log in to unmask]
www.elsevier.com/geography
www.elsevier.com/transportation
www.elsevier.com/safety
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:40:55 -0700
From: "W. Scott Whitlock"
Subject: 2nd CFP: Feminine and Masculine Identities in Rural Space
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Hello all,
Sorry for the cross-posting. Trying to find a few more papers to round
out a second session.
Thanks.
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Feminine and Masculine Identities in Rural Space
AAG 2008: Boston, MA
Brandon H. Haddock, Kansas State University, [log in to unmask]
W. Scott Whitlock, University of Arizona, [log in to unmask]
Jo Little (2002) argues that geographers have only half-heartedly
embraced feminist perspective and their most glaring oversight has
been examinations of gender in the rural space. As a result, our
understandings of the specific gendered workings in this context are
highly underdeveloped, especially in how men and women come to see
themselves as masculine or feminine in the first place and how these
categories are contested by the rural experiences of nonnormative
populations. This is made more interesting that gender and rural space
are often intimately linked, especially in Western and American
culture. The historic and modern romanticism of rural America provides
iconography for the American rural image. Many rural and urban youth
alike have long idealized the imagery of the virile, hardworking
farmhand and the swaggering, rugged cowboy. Also, the imagery of the
tough-as-nails femininity of the pioneer woman has arguably shaped the
modern American image of women. Geographers are finally turning their
attention to the gendered workings of this space, and, as some of the
emerging work in this field shows, gender does not operate smoothly in
the rural space and is often as complicated as its urban counterpart.
This session seeks to contribute to this work and explore the
discussion of gender and self-image in the rural space. We welcome
paper submissions that include research on the construction of
historic and modern masculine and feminine identity in rural space.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
Historic and Modern Perception of Rural Space
Historic and Modern Rural Identity
Queer Subcultures
Queer Space in the Rural
Gender Constructions among Rural Children
Rural Masculinities
Rural Femininity
Non-Western Rural Space
Non-Western Gender Identity
Transgender Rural Identity
Social Justice Issues and the Rural Space
Gender Disparity in the Rural Space
Heteronormativity and the Rural Space
Ecofeminism and the Rural Space
Lesbian Separatism
Environment, Gender, and the Rural Space
Please submit abstracts and registration pin to Scott Whitlock ([log in to unmask]
) by November 25, 2007 for consideration.
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W. Scott Whitlock
University of Arizona
Department of Geography and Regional Development
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highly underdeveloped, especially in how men and women come to see =
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:58:30 +0000
From: Chris Pringle
Subject: Open Access and citations (was re Paying for academic journals)
Some rather more recent research finds that "article OA status alone has=20=
little or no effect on citations."
See Craig et al. (2007) Do open access articles have greater citation=20
impact? A critical review of the literature. Journal of Informetrics 1(3)=
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239-248.
Chris
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:15:04 -0500, Manuel Aalbers
>
wrote:
>2007/11/12, Dr Hillary Shaw :
>>
>> 2) What's the citation impact of publishing in a pay-for journal
compared
>> to a free one, which presumably can be read by more people?
>
>
>
>"Research in other academic fields shows that such a strategy would not
only
>increase the potential number of readers, in particular those from less=20=
>developed countries, but undoubtedly also has beneficial effects on the=20=
>community of scholars and other science practitioners, because freely=20=
>accessible articles are downloaded three times more often than those=20
>that require subscription (Froelich, 2003, p. 804) and are also cited=20=
>much more frequently (Lawrence, 2001)."
>
>I took this from my paper with Ugo Rossi:
>
>Aalbers, M.B. and Rossi, R. (2006) Beyond the Anglo-American hegemony=20=
>in human geography: a European perspective.* **GeoJournal* 67(2): 137-14=
7.
>
>
>
>Froelich, A. (2003). New legislation advocates free access to=20
>scientific publications, but at what cost? BioScience, 53, 804.
>
>Lawrence, S. (2001). Free online availability substantially increases a=20=
>paper's impact. Nature, 411, 521.
>
>There is much more literature on this.
>
>Manuel
>
>
>
>Manuel B. Aalbers, Ph.D.
>
>Columbia University
>
>New York
>
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:36:56 +0000
From: Lorraine van Blerk
Subject: Final Call for Papers 2008 AAG: Urban Youth: cultures, identities and spatialities
Apologies for cross-posting. Two spapces have become available in this=20=
double session on urban youth.=20
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Call for papers
Urban Youth: cultures, identities and spatialities
Organised paper session
2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers 15-19th=20=
April Boston, Massachusetts
Organisers
Lorraine van Blerk (University of Reading)
Gareth Jones (London School of Economics)
Background
Recent international media interest has heightened awareness of,=20
and =91criminalised=92, the identities of youth =91gangs=92 on inner city=
estates,=20
streets and neighbourhoods in the West. Similar youth cultures present in=
=20
many cities in the South has become part of everyday life for large=20
numbers of young people growing up in poverty. These representations of=20=
urban youth have implications for the way young people are able to=20
participate in peer culture, express particular identities and display=20=
connectedness to specific localities. This session aims to bring together=
=20
these important strands by addressing some key questions including:=20
What does the general criminalisation of urban youth cultures mean for=20=
young people=92s negotiation of public space? How do young people constru=
ct=20
their identities as urban youth in light of these negative associations?=20=
How are youth cultures and identities impacted by processes of=20
globalisation and global interconnectedness?=20
Themes
We welcome abstracts for papers related to any aspect of this topic.=20
Possible themes may include (but are by no means limited to):=20
=95Urban youth cultures: gangs, violence and street identities=20
=95Youth offending: criminal identities, prison cultures and surveillance=
=95Transient geographies: young people=92s social and spatial (im)obiliti=
es in=20
the city=20
=95Global interconnectedness and youth cultures
Abstracts
Please send abstracts (250 words maximum) by 26th November, to: Lorraine=20=
van Blerk ([log in to unmask]) or Gareth Jones([log in to unmask]
k)
Final online registration of abstracts with the AAG is now 30th November.=
=20
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:50:28 -0000
From: Carl Griffin
Subject: Extended Call for Papers 2008 AAG: Relations, affinities, attachments: Keith Thomas' Man and the Natural World, 25 years on
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Extended Call for Papers:
Relations, affinities, attachments: Keith Thomas' Man and the Natural World,
25 years on
Organized paper session(s) sponsored by the Cultural Geography Specialty
Group of the Association of American Geographers to be held at the Annual
Conference of the, April 15-19, 2008, Boston
Organizer: Carl Griffin, Queen's University, Belfast
'I was six when I first saw kittens drown
Dan Taggart pitched them, 'the scraggy wee shits'
Into a bucket; a frail metal sound
Soft paws scraping like mad. But their tiny din
Was soon soused. They were slung on the snout
Of the pump and the water pumped in.'
(The Early Purges, Seamus Heaney)
Within the past decade there has been nothing short of a revolution in the
way in which geographers have (re)inscribed the non-human in hitherto
human-centric and rather lifeless worlds. From the inspirational work of
those beyond Geography's amorphous yet strident parish bounds - amongst
others Michel Callon (1986), Donna Haraway (1992) and Tim Ingold (2000) -
geographers have increasingly been inspired to throw off the Cartesian
chains and cast their analyses in ever more imaginative - and fruitful -
ways. Whilst 'animal geographies' and, to a lesser extent, studies of flora
have started to unpack the complex relations between the animate non-human
and humans - what Wolch and Emel (1998) call the 'animal moment' - the
emphasis thus far has been either on attempts to break down intellectualized
divisions between humans and flora and/or fauna (Braun, 2002; Whatmore 2002)
or have instead focused upon locating the non-human in wider networks (Jones
and Cloke 2002; Philo and Wilbert 2000).
This session seeks not to displace such understandings but instead to
consolidate a hitherto obscure and understudied strand, namely the complex
emotional attachments that develop between humans and fauna and flora (for
important exceptions see Howell, 2000; 2002). This is not to undermine
recent work that has sought to think through the intricate ways in which
nature-culture binaries are both unproductive and unreal, but instead to
focus attentions upon the complex ways in which human practices both frame
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