The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) invites applications to sponsor sessions at this year’s RGS-IBG Annual Conference. Sessions should address topics relating to contemporary philosophies, theories and methods related to geography and/or the history and philosophy of geography and associated fields. We welcome proposals for sessions that use innovative or creative formats. … Continue reading History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) Call for Session Sponsorship, RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2023
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Nadja Lovadinov (University of Bristol) winner of the 2022 HPGRG undergraduate dissertation prize.
Nadja Lovadinov (University of Bristol) won the prize for her dissertation titled ‘Deterritorialising Dayton: Reconfiguring Bosnia and Herzegovina between Dizdar and Deleuze.’ She was supervised by Mark Jackson – M.Jackson@bristol.ac.uk The originality and ambition of Nadja’s thesis, as well as its successful choreography of complex theory with poetics, geopolitics, history, archaeology and anthropology deeply impressed the panel of three… Continue reading Nadja Lovadinov (University of Bristol) winner of the 2022 HPGRG undergraduate dissertation prize.
HPGRG 2022-1 Newsletter now available
We just released the latest newsletter of the RGS-IBG History and Philosophy . Download it here. In the newsletter we introduce the new committee, have an overview of all sessions sponsored by the HPGRG at the upcoming RGS-IBG conference in Newcastle, and we report on some of the exciting HPGRG activities of the past year,… Continue reading HPGRG 2022-1 Newsletter now available
HPGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2022
Deadline: 15 July 2022 The RGS-IBG History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group, in conjunction with SAGE Geography, is pleased to offer an undergraduate dissertation prize for the best dissertation in the histories and/or philosophies of geography. The winner will receive a prize of £50 and a year’s free subscription to their choice of Progress in Human Geography or Progress in Physical Geography and have their dissertation published on the… Continue reading HPGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2022
May 13, Dr Mariana Ajauro Lamego to present the HistGeoUni 2022 Lecture (Online option)
The HistGeogUni Lecture 2022 will be delivered by Dr Mariana Ajauro Lamego, Adjunct Professor and Head of Department of Geography at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 May 2022 at 2 pm BST (UTC+1). Her lecture is entitled: Internationalism and Mobilities of Knowledge in the Development of Geography in Brazil:… Continue reading May 13, Dr Mariana Ajauro Lamego to present the HistGeoUni 2022 Lecture (Online option)
History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group Call for Session Sponsorship, 2022 RGS-IBG Annual Conference
The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) invites applications to sponsor sessions at this year’s RGS-IBG annual conference. Sessions should address topics relating to contemporary philosophies, theories and methods related to geography and/or the history and philosophy of geography and associated fields. We welcome suggestions for creative formats. The Royal Geographical Society (RGS)… Continue reading History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group Call for Session Sponsorship, 2022 RGS-IBG Annual Conference
Harriet Walters wins the 2021 HPGRG Biannual Engagement Award
The inaugural (2021) History and Philosophy of Geography Engagement Award goes to Harriet Walters who is completing a PhD in English literature at the University of Birmingham for her project ” Mapping Winterbourne: Digital Tours of the historic garden”. The still ongoing design project, a collaboration between Walters, Winterbourne House and Gardens Museum, and the… Continue reading Harriet Walters wins the 2021 HPGRG Biannual Engagement Award
Chiara Ruggieri-Mitchell winner of the 2021 HPGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
The HPGRG is pleased to announce that the 2021 HPGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize has been awarded to Chiara Ruggieri-Mitchell for her dissertation titled “The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: Trends in Conservation Focus, 2010-2019”. The dissertation, completed for a degree at Royal Holloway University, London (https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/geography/) provides a longitudinal in-depth analysis… Continue reading Chiara Ruggieri-Mitchell winner of the 2021 HPGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
40 YEARS OF HPGRG – LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
A one-day symposium of the History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 10 am to 6 pm (BST) We are delighted to invite attendance at our 40 years of HPGRG anniversary event. HPGRG was founded as a Working Party in 1981, became a… Continue reading 40 YEARS OF HPGRG – LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
Daisy Nichols (University of Bristol) winner of the HPGRG 2020 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
As the recently appointed Undergraduate Dissertation prize coordinator, I was initially uncertain as to what to expect from this new role. However, it has been an honour and a pleasure to take on this responsibility, to be given the opportunity to read students’ dissertations, collaborate with the HPGRG committee and liaise with geographers around the… Continue reading Daisy Nichols (University of Bristol) winner of the HPGRG 2020 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize