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Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting ........................................ *Fuller Geographies 2016 ‘A nexus for thought and action on participatory geographies’: Call for Participation* *Sponsored by the Participatory Geographies Research Group* Fuller Geographies has sought to provide a space at the RGS-IBG to reflect upon and take forward discussions on the collective challenges and opportunities presented to geographers seeking to operate in a participatory, radical and caring way. In the past we have provided open spaces – allowing participants to set the agenda collectively – and have invited activists from ousted the academy to share their ideas and expertise. This year we aim to provide a nexus for collective thought and action on a number of pre-determined topics. Ideally, each topic will be introduced by a short presentation, laying out important questions for reflection. We welcome submissions of interest to introduce and discuss particular issues at this year’s conference. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to: - Precarity and academic labour: the struggle of early-career and beyond - Slow scholarship in the neoliberal university (see: http://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/article/view/1058/1141) - Developing a politics of care and solidarity in our research and teaching - Valuing participation - Making the most of PyGyRG (Partciaptory Geographies Research Group) at your university - Against the ongoing neoliberalisation of education - Sharing skills and tactics: online resources; workshops; reading groups; etc. - Making our research useful and relevant Please send a brief outline (max 200 words) of your proposed discussion topic to [log in to unmask] by February 22nd -- Sam Halvorsen https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography/staff/sam_halvorsen Secretary, Participatory Geographies Research Group <http://www.pygyrg.co.uk/> Latest articles: 'Militant research against-and-beyond itself: critical perspectives from the university and Occupy London <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/area.12221/abstract>' ‘Encountering Occupy London: Boundary Making and the Territoriality of Urban Activism’ <http://epd.sagepub.com/content/33/2/314.abstract>