The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) invites suggestions for 12 sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2018 in Cardiff. The conference theme is “Geographical landscapes / changing landscapes of geography” and will be chaired by Professor Paul Milbourne. We welcome suggestions for sessions across our remit, interpreted broadly, as the… Continue reading Call for Sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2018
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HPGRG Dissertation Prize 2017 Announced
We are delighted to announce that Hope Steadman (University of Birmingham) has won the dissertation prize for 2017. The empirical research was described as being particularly thorough by the committee. Hope has allowed us to reproduce her dissertation – “The Neoliberalisation and Responsibilisation of Flood Risk Management in Swindon, UK.” – on our website.
Crossing the boundaries of knowledge: historical geographies of mobility, circulation, and transculturalism
Call for Papers – International Conference of Historical Geographers Warsaw, 15-20 July 2018 Crossing the boundaries of knowledge: historical geographies of mobility, circulation, and transculturalism A considerable part of the geographical tradition has been constructed around national schools of thought, academic institutions, and intellectual discourses. A prominent line of research in the histories of geography thus addresses… Continue reading Crossing the boundaries of knowledge: historical geographies of mobility, circulation, and transculturalism
Details of two AHRC studentships: “The Art of Earth-Building” and “Engineering ‘Modern’ Scotland”
We have had two AHRC studentships circulated in the past week. Details for each can be found below. THE ART OF EARTH-BUILDING: PLACING RELIEF MODELS IN THE CULTURE OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD studentship (3.5 yrs full-time), which will examine the place of relief models in modern geography. The studentship is… Continue reading Details of two AHRC studentships: “The Art of Earth-Building” and “Engineering ‘Modern’ Scotland”
Newsletter relaunched!
Our relaunched newsletter is now available to read! Here’s an excerpt: It might seem odd to (re)launch a newsletter in an era where so many other forms of electronic communication are available. The HPGRG already uses a twitter account (@HPGRG_RGS), our website (https://hpgrg.org.uk/) and our mailing list to advertise the activities of the group and… Continue reading Newsletter relaunched!
Call for Sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2017
The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) invites suggestions for 12 sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2017 in London from 30 August to 1 September 2017. The conference theme is “Decolonising geographical knowledges: opening geography out the world” and will be chaired by Professor Sarah Radcliffe. We welcome suggestions for sessions across… Continue reading Call for Sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2017
HPGRG Dissertation Prizes (2015 and 2016) Announced
We are delighted to announce the dissertation prizes for 2015 and 2016. Kirsty Matthews (Durham University) won the prize in 2015 for her dissertation “Mattering the Mind: Subjectivity and Not Knowing Within Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”, which was described as a most impressive piece of work. Mirjami Lannto (University of Glasgow) won the prize this year, for… Continue reading HPGRG Dissertation Prizes (2015 and 2016) Announced
Agenda for the HPGRG AGM at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2016
13:10 to 14:25, Friday 2 September, RGS-IBG Sunley Room Agenda Apologies Minutes of 2015 AGM (PS) HPGRG Sessions for 2016 (IF) HPGRG Research Group Guests for 2016 (IF) HPGRG Accounts (SK) HPGRG Dissertation Prize (PC) HPGRG Website (TJ) HPGRG Membership update (JB) HPGRG Newsletter – update (PS / VS) Discussion of Research Group Activities /… Continue reading Agenda for the HPGRG AGM at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2016
2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,400 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 40 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the… Continue reading 2015 in review
Call for sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2016
The History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG) invites suggestions for 12 sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2016 in London from 30th August to Friday 2nd September 2016. The conference theme is “Nexus Thinking” and will be chaired by Professor Peter Jackson. We welcome suggestions for sessions across our remit, interpreted… Continue reading Call for sessions: RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2016