This discussion's starting to make me wonder about the skeletons in the closet,
and wish I knew more about 'family' history. Will you share your 'little potted
history' with the list?
Jennifer
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Dr. J. Kopf
Akademische Mitarbeiterin
Lehrstuhl für Sozialgeographie
Friedrich Schiller Universität
Jena, Germany
Zitat von Lawrence Berg <[log in to unmask]>:
> Does anyone remember exactly when the CGF list was created? The earliest
> posting in the CGF archive is from Joe Painter on 20 March 1996, but it is
> clearly not the first posting to the list.
>
> Iım currently writing a little potted history of critical geography and Iım
> trying to understand the relationship between the RGS-IBG merger, Shell
> sponsorship, and creation of the CGF. If anyone has a memory for these
> matters, Iıd be very grateful if you could get in touch with me by email.
> It might be useful to keep this discussion on the list, as it could spur old
> memories (and it might remind some of us why we are part of this coalitional
> thing called critical geographyı).
>
> Iım quite familiar with the Ethics Place and Environment special forum on
> the Shell/RGS issue organised/guest edited by David Gilbert, but want to get
> some more specific details on the rise of the CGF, and thus the
> institutionalization in the UK of critical geographyı as a well-recognized
> term. There is lots in the CGF archive that points to the development of
> the International Critical Geography Group, but nothing to give me a hint
> about the formation of the CGF list itself.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance,
> Lawrence
>
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