Dear all
Apologies for cross-posting. Please see below a second call for papers for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Cardiff University, 28–31 August 2018
Postgraduate Snapshots in/of the landscape
Sponsored by: Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (SCGRG) Session convenors: Maddy Thompson (Newcastle University) and Jen Owen (Cardiff University)
Social and cultural landscapes – the traces and imprints of people and groups on the land – have long been of interest to geographers. Social and cultural geographers are adept at analysing, reading, and interrogating ‘landscapes’ from a variety of perspectives; accounting for processes of creation and maintenance, as well as lived experiences and practices. Even after forty years geographers are finding new ways and methods to conceptualise and understand landscape, considering how issues of power and dissent, identity and belonging, inequality and social justice, and memory and representation play out in the landscape. This session showcases the ways Postgraduate Social and Cultural Geographers are negotiating and critically engaging with the concept of ‘landscape’ within their research. Presenters are encouraged to delve into the varying ways we can encounter, apprehend, inhabit, belong to, move through, and be haunted by landscapes.
Each presentation will be centered round a single 'Snapshot’ (whether an image, artefact, quotation, soundbite, field diary entry, or mini-video clip) which will form the focal point for 8-10 minute contributions. The Snapshot is intended to be either a literal or metaphorical prompt through which the topic of the presentation can be represented and apprehended. As such it is envisaged that the snapshot will be the main artefact around which each contribution is orientated. We thus encourage participants to think critically about and fully utilise the trajectories, tensions, and textures of their snapshots as a means of enlivening understandings of their chosen topic.
Please email prospective contributions or any queries to Maddy Thompson ([log in to unmask]) and Jen Owen ([log in to unmask]).
The deadline for submission is Friday 9th February 2018 17:00 GMT. Please include:
• A title for your ‘Snapshot’
• An abstract (max 200 words)
• A short description of your snapshot and how it will be used (max 150 words)
• Your name, affiliation and contact details (email address)
• Year of research (masters, phd 1,2, 3, 3+)
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