Dear All,
The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG is
organising a half-day session at the Annual Conference of the RGS-IBG on the
theme of EUROCENTRISM. The conference will take place at the University of
Sussex in Brighton, UK in early January 2000. Papers on any aspect of this
general theme are warmly welcomed, both substantial theoretical
contributions and detailed case-studies. No sub-theme, perspective or
historical period are ruled out but all prospective contributions should
seek to examine how geographical ideas and theories have been continually
shaped and re-shaped by culturally-specific, European or Western
presuppositions and a priori reasoning. Papers which explore how
Eurocentrism has been challenged (and might continue to be challenged) are
especially welcomed. It is intended that the session will include up to six
papers, one of which will be sponsored by Academic Press as the Journal of
Historical Geography Annual Lecture for 2000. The possibility exists to
publish a revised version of that paper in a future number of the JHG.
For further information, please contact Mike Heffernan on either
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Mike Heffernan
Department of Geography
UCLA
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