Call for Participation: Interactive/Participatory session: 'Doing Geography, Doing Gender'

RGS-IBG Annual Conference, 1 – 3 September 2010, London

Sponsored by the Women and Geography Study Group, the Participatory Geographies Research Group, and the Space, Sexualities and Queer Working Group

2010 sees the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Women and Geography Study Group. To complement the paper sessions sponsored by the Study Group, WGSG, along with the PyGyRG and SSQWG, are sponsoring a NO PAPERS ALLOWED session on gender and/in geography. We invite participants from all disciplinary areas, at all stages of their careers, to come and take part. In particular we are seeking:

• short contributions that reflect on the themes 'doing geography, doing gender'
• visual presentations involving photography, film, and artworks in any media
• audio presentations involving music, spoken word, etc.
• short fiction, poetry and essays (your own, or someone else's work that you would like to share within the context of the session)
• any other type of performative/performance based contribution
• individual or collaborative contributions

Please feel free to set the mood. Perhaps reflect on your own research experiences/practices; evolution of feminist geographical approaches; research on gender, sexuality and other intersections of identity; care/work/life; moments from the classroom; moments from your 'fieldwork'; gender and/in geography futures and how we all 'do' geography. PowerPoint and media presentation facilities will be available but are by no means expected; alternative presentations and departures from the standard paper format are warmly welcomed! We will find a way to exhibit work that is presented in whatever way is appropriate. If you have an idea but you don't know if it is achievable, please get in touch with us so we can work with you and the RGS-IBG to make it happen. If you would like to take part in this session but are at a distance from the conference please let us know and we will try to find a way to enable you to contribute.

We are hoping that the contributions will lead to a lively discussion on doing geography\doing gender, so please feel free to attend even if you are not planning to make a presentation.

Contact Kendra Strauss (kendra.strauss@ges.gla.ac.uk) or Nicola Thomas (Nicola.J.Thomas@exeter.ac.uk) if you are interested in participating.

Keywords: WGSG, Gender, Participatory, Practice