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Precarious Geographies Workshop Tuesday 10th of February, 1-5pm Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RF We invite participants to a workshop on Precarious Geographies on Tuesday 10th of February in Bedford Square, central London. This workshop forms part of an ongoing project on Precarious Geographies. Following on from Judith Butler’s assertion that, while *precariousness *is common to all life, *precarity *is politically induced (2009) ‘Precarious Geographies’ seeks to understand the spatial stratagems behind both the exploitation of precariousness, and the instigation of precarity. The workshop will begin with two keynote presentations followed by themed discussion sessions centred around short participant presentations. Presentation themes include; geographies of asylum, temporary urbanisms and the precarious politics of regeneration. Confirmed keynote speakers are James Rhodes (University of Manchester), whose talk will focus on the decline of rust belt cities in the US, and Louise Waite and Hannah Lewis (University of Leeds), who will discuss their recent ESRC funded project on ‘Precarious Lives’. Attendance is free, please register to book your place by emailing both workshop conveners at: - - [log in to unmask] - [log in to unmask] - Hope to see many of you there, Ella and Mel