Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Liverpool: The Museums Association Annual Conference 2008
Places and Spaces – conference theme
Museum studies, I argue, is currently experiencing a ’spatial turn’. In recent years, museum studies researchers have become increasingly aware of the ways in which museum spaces are implicated in the display, interpretation and consumption of exhibition narratives. The sessions in Liverpool did not disappoint, covering [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How do you like the sound of a field trip? An afternoon or morning away from the conference venue? I know field trips were what initially excited me about geography. The plan would be to visit a museum in Las Vegas. This call for participants is to find out if anyone would be interested in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CHAT (Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory) is a popular conference that attracts a truly interdisciplinary audience. The next CHAT is in mid-November and registration has just opened. The theme this year is ‘heritage’ – organised in collaboration with Atkins Heritage, English Heritage and the UCL Centre for Museums, Heritage and Material Culture, the conference offers a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those readers interested in technology, there is a radio programme for you on 8th September 2008
The Rise of Retro Tech.
Archaeologist Christine Finn examines the importance of collectors of old technology and their mission to educate and inspire. Focusing on California’s Silicon Valley, she argues for the past being important for understanding the technology of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 2000 the journal Social and Cultural Geography was launched and the first edition included agenda setting papers. For example the oft-cited Jackson (2000) on rematerialising geography. Please find below a call for papers that encourages a reflection on where our sub-discipline has been and where it is going:
Reinvigorating Social Geography: the politics and praxis [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, as advertised on this blog, it was the RGS-IBG annual conference. Geographers from around the world gathered to enjoy papers from across the discipline. A series of sessions I didn’t mention below pertained to maps and the future of mapping. Some might argue maps are what geography is all about – I remember [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just over a week to go before the Royal Geographical Society’s Annual Conference begins in London. For non-geography readers, this conference is a large gathering of geographers from across the numerous sub-disciplines and an opportunity to present new work and get feedback from your peers. Looking at this year’s programme there are lots of interesting sessions [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Museums Association conference is coming up in early October. This year it is hosted by Liverpool museums – tying in with the city’s position as ‘European Capital of Culture’. A key theme for the conference is ‘Places and Spaces’. This is particularly relevant to geographers with an interest in museums. The conference will discuss [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last steam locomotive ran on our British railways 40 years ago today, there is much debate over the exact geographical location of the very last sight of steam on our railways, but enthusiasts up and down the country are celebrating today. Celebration? Surely they should be commiserating this loss, but without it perhaps the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are two great events taking place in historical geography – both of interest to researchers and postgrads. I attended one of these events about 5 years ago at UCL and it was excellent. An opportunity to meet other geographers from across the country, but also discuss your own research plans. Dates for the diary: [...]
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