Programme

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Journal-sponsored lectures and panels

Sessions taking place in the Ondaatje Theatre and Education Centre will be livestreamed to delegates via the conference platform and made available for up to three months after the conference (subject to speaker agreement). 

 

Wednesday

• Geo: Geography and Environment – A New Space for Climate Changed Geographers. Ondaatje Theatre, 13.15. 

• Children's Geographies lecture: Working to understand: Children, Covid-19 and narratives of hope, given by Ann Phoenix (University College London, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 14.10.

• Area panel discussion: Digging into data - learning together from analysis experiences (1), convened by Russell Hitchings (University College London, UK) and Lauren Wagner (Maastricht University, Netherlands). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room LT 201, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Area as a journal for the geography community, convened by Sarah Marie Hall (University of Manchester, UK). Panellists include Julian Leyland (University of Southampton), Dan Hammett (University of Sheffield, UK), Parvati Raghuram (The Open University, UK) and James Esson (Loughborough University, UK). Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 120, 16.20. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• The Brian Hoyle Lecture in Transport Geography: Active Mobility Research as Climate Action, given by Maria Attard (University of Malta, Malta) and convened by the Transport Geography Research Group. The lecture will be followed by a reception. Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Lecture Theatre G34, 16.20. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Thursday

• Geoforum lecture: Hustle geographies: shared struggle, solidarity and soul, given by Tatiana Thieme (University College London, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 09.00.

• Political Geography lecture: The Weaponisation of Water and the Racial Calculus of Reproduction, given by Katie Meehan (King's College London, UK). Discussants include: Alejandro De Coss-Corzo (University of Bath, UK) and Fillipo Menga (University of Bergamo, Italy). Ondaatje Theatre, 11.10.

• Geo: Geography and Environment: Climate changed geographies: Decarbonising field courses, convened by Karen Bickerstaff (University of Exeter, UK). Panellists include Stewart Barr (University of Exeter, UK), Karen Bickerstaff (University of Exeter, UK), Angharad Closs Stephens (Swansea University, UK) and Kevin Lougheed (King's College London, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 13.10.

• Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers panel discussion: Changing Climate, Changing Geographies? Convened by Colin McFarlane (Durham University, UK); panellists also include Susan Owens (University of Cambridge, UK), Diana Liverman (University of Arizona, USA), Laurie Parsons (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK), Linda Westman (University of Sheffield, UK), Savannah Cox (Loughborough University, UK), and Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 14.10. 

• Area panel discussion: Digging into data - learning together from analysis experiences (2), convened by Russell Hitchings (University College London, UK) and Lauren Wagner (Maastricht University, Netherlands). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room LT 201, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Writing for the Journal of Geography in Higher Education workshop, led by Derek France (University of Chester, UK) and Sonja Rewhorn (University of Chester, UK). Imperial College London, Electrical Engineering Building Room 403A, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Antipode lecture: The 2023 Antipode RGS-IBG Lecture – Decommissioning Anti-Racism: Police Power, State Capture, and Black Radical Traditions, given by Adam Elliott-Cooper (Queen Mary University of London, UK). The lecture will be followed by a reception. Ondaatje Theatre, 16.20.

• Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Geomorphology to Pedagogy: in memorium of Martin J Haigh, given by Derek France (University of Chester, UK). Education Centre, 16.20. 

• Journal article publishing in economic geography: exploring the landscape, convened by James Faulconbridge (Lancaster University, UK) and Karen Lai (Durham University, UK). Panellists include James Faulconbridge (Lancaster University, UK), Karen Lai (Durham University, UK), James Murphy (Clark University, USA), and Henry Yeung (National University of Singapore, Singapore). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room 301, 16.20. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Friday

• Space and Polity lecture: Investigating and resisting Islamophobia: politics, activism, and place, given by Peter Hopkins (Newcastle University, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 11.10.

• The Geographical Journal annual symposium: Towards a climate resilient net zero academy. Convened by Darren Smith (Loughborough University, UK) and Rob Wilby (Loughborough University, UK). Panellists include Juliet de Little (University of Leeds, UK), Amy Scoins (University of Nottingham, UK), and Naomi Ginnever (University of Oxford, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 14.10.

• C40 Cities’ Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy sessions on Changing urban riskscapes: Climate change, finance, and the built environment (1) and Changing urban riskscapes: Climate change, finance, and the built environment (2), convened by Savannah Cox (Loughborough University, UK), Zac Taylor (TU Delft, Netherlands), and Stephen Collier (University of California, USA). Education Centre, 14.10 and 16.20.

• Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography lecture: Quantum Black creative geographies as climate-changed geographies, given by Patricia Noxolo (University of Birmingham, UK). Discussants include Anyaa Anim-Addo (University of Leeds, UK), Nichola Khan (University of Edinburgh, UK), Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye (University of Edinburgh, UK), Tia-Monique Uzor (The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK). Ondaatje Theatre, 16.20.

 

Memorials and celebrations

Wednesday

• Clive Barnett's Geographies (1) Democracy, Public Life and Injustice, convened by Nick Clarke (University of Southampton, UK) and Felicity Callard (University of Glasgow, UK). Panellists include: Allan Cochrane (Open University, UK), David Featherstone (University of Glasgow, UK), Kuba Jablonowski (University of Exeter, UK), Chris Lizotte (Oxford Brookes University, UK), Lucila Newell (University of Sussex, UK), Sophie Oldfield (Cornell University, USA), Scott Rodgers (Birkbeck University of London, UK), Anna Selmeczi (University of Cape Town, South Africa), and Yu-Shan Tseng (University of Helsinki, Finland). Education Centre, 14.10. 

• Clive Barnett's Geographies (2) (Pop) Theory and Geography, convened by Nick Clarke (University of Southampton, UK) and Felicity Callard (University of Glasgow, UK). Panellists include: Gargi Bhattacharyya (University of East London, UK), Shawn Bodden (University of Glasgow, UK), Gary Bridge (Cardiff University, UK), Felicity Callard (University of Glasgow, UK), Eric Laurier (University of Edinburgh, UK), Pepe Romanillos (University of Exeter, UK), and Michael Samers (University of Kentucky, USA). Education Centre, 16.20.

• Celebration of Janet Townsend's life and work. Please join us in the Members' Room at the Society for an informal celebration of the life and work of Janet Townsend. We will gather to remember and celebrate her as a feminist geographer, a scholar, mentor, and much valued friend. There will be a few opening words of welcome from colleagues who knew her well, and the chance to share your memories of Janet with others. Members' Room, 19.00. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Thursday

• Journal of Geography in Higher Education: Geomorphology to Pedagogy: in memorium of Martin J Haigh, given by Derek France (University of Chester, UK). Education Centre, 16.20.

 

Author meets critics panel discussions and book launches

Wednesday

• Author Meets Critics Fora - Rob Kitchin's Digital Timescapes, convened by Debangana Bose (University of Cambridge, UK). Panellists include Ayona Datta (University College London, UK), Judy Wajcman (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK), Sam Kinsley (University of Exeter, UK), Benjamin Jacobsen (Durham University, UK), and Rob Kitchin (Maynooth University, Republic of Ireland). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room 060C, 09.00. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• PolGRG Book Prize Panel: Alessandro Rippa's 'Borderland Infrastructures', convened by Olivia Mason (Newcastle University, UK). Panellists include Tina Harris (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), Jagjeet Lally (University of Colorado Boulder, USA), Timothy Oakes (University of Colorado Boulder, USA), Alessandro Rippa (University of Oslo, Norway), and Jasnea Sarma (University of Zurich, Switzerland). ONLINE, 14.10.

• Author Meets Critics: Creighton Connolly's Political Ecologies of Landscape, convened by Calvin Chung (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Jennie Middleton (University of Oxford, UK), and Creighton Connelly (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong). Panellists include Elia Apostolopolou (University of Cambridge, UK), Alex Loftus (King's College London, UK), Nate Millington (University of Manchester, UK), Lindsay Sawyer (University of Sheffield, UK) and Jonathan Silver (University of Sheffield, UK). The panel will be followed by a drinks reception. Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 122, 16.20. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Thursday

• Authors Meet Critics: John Hogan Morris and Hannah Collins, (Mis)managing Macroprudential Expectations: How Central Banks Govern Financial and Climate Tail Risks, convened by Sarah Knuth (Durham University, UK). Panellists include Zac Taylor (TU Delft, Netherlands), Albina Gibadullina (University of British Columbia, Canada), John Hogan Morris (University of Nottingham, UK), and Hannah Collins (University of Reading, UK). ONLINE, 09.00.

• Author meets critics: Camila Bassi, Outcast: How Jews Were Banished from the Anti-Racist Imagination, convened by Jessica Dubow (University of Sheffield, UK) and Mitch Rose (Aberystwyth University, UK). Panellists include Jessica Dubow (University of Sheffield, UK), Camila Bassi (Sheffield Hallam University, UK), Noam Leshem (Durham University, UK), Dibyesh Anand (University of Westminster, UK) and Mitch Rose (Aberystwyth University, UK). Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 120, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Book Forum: Stephen Legg, ‘Round Table Conference Geographies', convened by Fiona McConnell (University of Oxford, UK). Panellists include Ruth Craggs (King's College London, UK), Miles Ogborn (Queen Mary University of London, UK), Ankit Kumar (University of Sheffield, UK), Tom Western (University College London, UK), Mariana Lamego (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Stephen Legg (University of Nottingham, UK). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room 301, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Author meets interlocutors: Andy Pike's Financialization and Local Statecraft. Panellists include Crispian Fuller (Cardiff University, UK), Mia Gray (University of Cambridge, UK), Amy Horton (University College London, UK), Karen Lai (Durham University, UK), Joe Penny (University College London, UK), Mike Raco (University College London, UK), Callum Ward (Uppsala University, Sweden), and Andy Pike (Newcastle University, UK).  Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Lecture Theatre G34, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• Book Launch: Landscapes of Hate: Tracing Spaces, Relations and Responses (Bristol University Press, 2022), edited by Edward Hall, John Clayton and Catherine Donovan. Short presentations by Peter Hopkins and Rachel Pain, responses from the editors, and discussion/Q&A. Refreshments provided by Bristol University Press. Lowther Room, 18.30. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Friday

• Author Meets Critics: Theory and Explanation in Geography by Henry Yeung, convened by Chih Yuan Woon (National University of Singapore, Singapore) and Ruth Craggs (King's College London, UK). Panellists include Tim Cresswell (University of Edinburgh, UK), Deborah Dixon (University of Glasgow, UK), Colin McFarlane (Durham University, UK), and Henry Yeung (National University of Singapore, Singapore). Ondaatje Theatre, 09.00. 

• Author Meets Critics, Kasia Paprocki, Threatening Dystopias, convened by Sarah Knuth (Durham University, UK). Panellists include Sarah Knuth (Durham University, UK), Alex Loftus (King's College London, UK), Nithya Natarajan (King's College London, UK), and Kasia Paprocki (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK). Imperial College London, Electrical Engineering Building Room 403A, 11.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• PolGRG Book Prize Panel: Louise Amoore's Cloud Ethics, convened by Olivia Mason (Newcastle University, UK). Panellists include Louise Amoore (Durham University, UK), Beatrice Fazi (University of Sussex, UK), Kevin Grove (Florida International University, USA), Sam Kinsley (University of Exeter, UK), Gillian Rose (University of Oxford, UK), and Elke Schwarz (Queen Mary, University of London, UK). Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room 064B, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java Book Launch. Panellists include Adam Bobbette (University of Glasgow, UK), Nigel Clark (Lancaster University, UK), Deborah Dixon (University of Glasgow, UK), and Clive Oppenheimer (University of Cambridge, UK). Tea Room, 14.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

 

Film screenings

Wednesday

• RGS-IBG Shorts 2023 A screening of short films on Climate changed geographies, ONLINE, 16.20.

• Cattle in the community forest (1): Documentary Film Screening, Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room LT 201, 13.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Thursday

• DYSTOPIA (1): Film screening. Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room LT 164, 11.10. IN-PERSON ONLY.

• (Un)homely City: Navigating houseless in a pandemic. Imperial College London, Skempton Building Room LT 164, 13.10. IN-PERSON ONLY

• Film Stories Without Borders: Film Screening. Ondaatje Theatre, 18.30. IN-PERSON ONLY.

 

Exhibitions

For details of our publisher exhibitors, please see our exhibitor page.

• Explorations in the Plastisphere, by Chiara Certoma. Director's Gallery, RGS-IBG. 

Explorations in the Plastisphere is the title of the new photo exhibition promoted in the series of public engagement activities by Dr Chiara Certomà’s research team DIGGEO@ESOMAS at the Department ESOMAS – University of Turin (Italy) documents new hybrid ecologies of the plastisphere, a collective of plastic-colonising organisms, as well as various anthropic debris in marine environments (including relicts, ghost nets, and polluted sites…). Underwater photographer Giuseppe Lupinacci/Raw News, with the technical support of independent video-maker Federico Fornaro, director of the Italian Naval League- Anzio and of Raw-News media agency, and Davide Rinaldi, director of the diving centre Capo D’Anzio, documented in 16 amazing shoots the emerging ecologies of the plastisphere in some spots of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The exhibition proposes an unconventional perspective on one of the most cogent issues of our time, i.e. the marine plastic pollution, by visually investigating the new hybrid ecologies emerging on the plastisphere, a collective of plastic-colonising organisms (biofilms, organisms that stick to each other and other things), including bacteria and fungi and complex ecosystems, that have evolved to live on microplastics, and various anthropic debris in marine environments (including relicts, ghost nets, infrastructures, and polluted sites…).

 

• A Space for Mapping Inspirational Women in Geography Together: Past, Present and Future(s), by Hermione Xin Miao. Tea Room, RGS-IBG, Tuesday to Thursday.

Women in geography do not always get recognition. This project seeks to create an interactive world map which showcases women geographers' inspirational work around the world, to be made available as an open educational resource. 

Everyone attending RGS-IBG AC2023 is invited to join the mapping in London and online. The map is open, I welcome you to contribute and share inspirational stories of women in geography. 

 

• Predictive Cities by Manu Luksch. Exhibition Road Digital Screen

We live in an age of unprecedented quantification – never before have cities, and our lives, been subject to so much probing, measurement, and analysis, enabling a shift towards automation and machine learning. Multi-sensory, hyperconnected, algorithmic systems are bringing sweeping changes to the urban fabric, and all our daily lives. The video Predictive Cities emerged out of a period of workshops, papers, and online tools published here http://predictive.cityabc.xyz

Recognizing the urgent need for a new visual language to represent the contemporary, data-driven ‘predictive city’, I have developed a hybrid method using photogrammetry, volumetric filmmaking, and code-based manipulation. For the creation of the urban scans, I mapped neighborhoods of Dakar, Senegal, Abu Dhabi, UAE  and Silicon Valley. Through its auratic and poetic use of computational imaging technologies, the piece questions the limitations and errors of algorithmic representations.  

 

Receptions and socials

Tuesday

• Opening reception. Marquee, 19.15. 

Wednesday

• TreeYoga, wellbeing and networking session. Members Room, 13.10.

• Development Geographies Research Group lunchtime social. Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 121, 13.10.

• Geographies of Health and Wellbeing evening reception. Sunley Room, 18.30.

• Hoyle Lecture Reception, To follow the Brian Hoyle lecture. Council Room, 18.30.

• Reception for Clive Barnett. To follow the Clive Barnett memorial sessions. Education Centre, 18.30.

• Urban Geography Research Group reception to follow Creighton Connolly Author meets critics Lowther Room, 18.30.

• Postgraduate Social with the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum, Terrace and offsite, from 18.30.

• Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group Social. Offsite - Comptoir Libanais, 19.00. The event is intended for anyone working in the field of geographies of children, youth and families. We look forward to seeing you and to another lovely evening with the GCYFRG community. To join, please sign up by 31 July here. 

• Celebration of Janet Townsend's life and work. Please join us in the Members' Room at the Society for an informal celebration of the life and work of Janet Townsend. We will gather to remember and celebrate her as a feminist geographer, a scholar, mentor, and much valued friend. There will be a few opening words of welcome from colleagues who knew her well, and the chance to share your memories of Janet with others. Members' Room, 19.00. IN-PERSON ONLY.

Thursday

• Social and Cultural Geography Research Group lunchtime social, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 120, 13.10.

• Animal Geographies Working Group Networking Lunch. Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 119, 13.10.

• Antipode reception, to follow the Antipode lecture. Marquee, 18.30.

• JGHE Lecture reception, to follow the JGHE lecture. Education Centre, 18.30.

• Book Launch: Landscapes of Hate: Tracing Spaces, Relations and Responses. Lowther Room, 18.30.

• Reviewer drinks (by invitation only). Members Room, 18.30.

Friday

• Energy Geographies Research Group lunchtime social. Imperial College Cafe, 13.10.

• Political Geography Research Group lunchtime social. Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Room 120, 13.10.

• Closing reception. Marquee, 18.00.

 

Research Group AGMs

The list of Research Group AGMs can be seen here.