In Geography, as in other
fields of social science, there is
growing momentum behind what Schatzki et al. (2001) term ‘the practice turn
in
contemporary theory’. This one day workshop explores the potential and
challenges of theories of practice for the making of geographical
knowledge. It
draws together an international group of scholars, from pre-eminent
theorists
to postgraduate researchers at the sharp end of pioneering ways to
articulate
theories of practice with empirical geographical research.
Over the day we will
consider philosophical foundations of
theories of practice, and their implications for geographical
knowledge. But
Geography is empirical as well as theoretical. For the practice turn to
make a
difference, it therefore has to be doable empirically as well as
theoretically.
Researching practices poses major challenges for the social sciences.
It raises
major questions of method, validity and representation, as well as of
ethics,
asking that social science itself reassess some of its most tried and
tested
research methods, understandings of evidence and ways of writing its
research.
The workshop is free to attend, but no financial help can be offered
with travel or accommodation.
Places are very limited,
so please get in touch soon to register your interest. Please contact
Matt Watson - [log in to unmask]
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Programme
1045 Coffee
and
tea
1105 Panel
session, Geography and Practice
with
Megan Blake (Sheffield, UK)
Jonathan Everts (Bayreuth, Germany)
Peter Jackson (Sheffield, UK)
Kirsten Simonsen (Roskilde, Denmark)
1240 Lunch
1330 Elizabeth
Shove (Lancaster), Theories of practice and
questions of circulation, diffusion and
reproduction. A discussion of global cooling and indoor climate change.
1415 Empirical
engagements – researching practices 1
Accounts
of current empirical research engaging with theories of practice
– challenges, innovations and insights from the sharp end.
Rosie
Emeny (Sheffield, UK)
Anna Krzywoszynska (Sheffield, UK)
Niklas Woermann (St Gallen,
Switzerland)
1515 Tea
and
coffee
1535 Empirical
engagements – researching practices 2
Angela Meah (Sheffield, UK)
Jakob Wenzer (Gothenburg, Sweden) and
Richard Milne (Sheffield, UK)
1630 Structured
discussion, from iterative small groups to a final plenary
1730 Close
Later:
Fireworks?
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Dr Matt
Watson
Lecturer
in Human Geography
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+44 (0) 114 2227911
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Department of Geography, University of Sheffield
Western
Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN
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