Critical geographies in action
September 12-14, 2001
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Co-sponsored by the
Social and Cultural Geography RG
Women and Geography SG
Economic Geography RG
Convened by
Political Geography RG
Duncan Fuller (Northumbria) and Rob Kitchin (Maynooth)
of the RGS/IBG
Provisional Timetable
In the age of direct action and sporadic mass mobilisation against a multiplicity of forces of oppression and perceived injustices, this conference aims to explore the involvement of the critical human geographer in lives beyond the academy. Through paper presentations and workshops it is hoped that delegates will explore the issues surrounding the potential for, and pitfalls of, putting critical geography into action, and the politics, ethics and practicalities critical geographers face in:
Feeding into policy
Engaging in activism
Undertaking consultancy work
Contributing to local/national debates/politics
Striving to engender change in local communities
Creating critical classrooms
Key speakers include
Simon Batterbury, Noel Castree, Paul Cloke, Ian Cook, James DeFilippis, Keith Halfacree, Ray Hudson, Ron Martin, Rachel Pain, Jenny Robinson, Paul Routledge, David Sibley, Janet Townsend, and Chris Wilbert.
Conference themes include:
emancipatory politics
public policy
institutional obstacles
social justice
social change
critical engagement
regional policy
'relevance'
social movements
going native
internationalism
thirdspaces
homelessness
poverty
activism & direct action
positionality
identity politics
work and trade unionism
community work
development & the 'South'
ethics
critical theory
the academic gaze
work cultures
domination / resistance
social responsibility
morals
social welfare
methodologies
teaching
empowerment
participation
inclusion
