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Associate Professor @ ExeterGeography | PFHEA | Education, data, childhood, youth, futures, progress | Dyslexic geographer-educationalist, Christian

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A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are seven tiles with the names of papers in a Special Section titled 'Gentle Geographies', and an editorial. The papers are: 

1) Areas of opportunity
Jeremy J. Schmidt,  Mary Lawhon,  Jonathan Darling,  Eli D. Lazarus
2) Editorial: Towards more gentle geographies: Narrating a virtue turn, and possibilities for multi-tonal politics of activism and academic labour
Matt Finn,  Jayne M. Jeffries
3) The quiet politics and gentle literary activism behind the battle for Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument
Laura Smith
4) Power in numbers/Power and numbers: Gentle data activism as strategic collaboration
Jonathan Cinnamon
5) For diffident geographies and modest activisms: Questioning the ANYTHING-BUT-GENTLE academy
John Horton
6) Treading carefully through tomatoes: Embodying a gentle methodological approach
Laura Pottinger
7) CoPSE: A methodological intervention towards gentle more-than-human relations
Suzanne Hocknell

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are seven tiles with the names of papers in a Special Section titled 'Gentle Geographies', and an editorial. The papers are: 1) Areas of opportunity Jeremy J. Schmidt, Mary Lawhon, Jonathan Darling, Eli D. Lazarus 2) Editorial: Towards more gentle geographies: Narrating a virtue turn, and possibilities for multi-tonal politics of activism and academic labour Matt Finn, Jayne M. Jeffries 3) The quiet politics and gentle literary activism behind the battle for Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument Laura Smith 4) Power in numbers/Power and numbers: Gentle data activism as strategic collaboration Jonathan Cinnamon 5) For diffident geographies and modest activisms: Questioning the ANYTHING-BUT-GENTLE academy John Horton 6) Treading carefully through tomatoes: Embodying a gentle methodological approach Laura Pottinger 7) CoPSE: A methodological intervention towards gentle more-than-human relations Suzanne Hocknell

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are eight tiles with the names of papers in the issue. The papers are: 

1) ‘What is visible… and what isn't’: A public art intervention for re-imagining the food system
Ekaterina Gladkova,  Naho Matsuda
2) Reimagining the streetscapes of Varanasi city: Public art, urban regeneration and smart city practices
Iman Banerjee,  Amrita Bajaj,  Apala Saha
3) It takes a team to participate – Refining working participant observations through multiple researchers
Maria Thulemark,  Susanna Heldt-Cassel,  Tara Duncan
4) Right-sizing the smart city in Southeast Asia
Prerona Das,  Orlando Woods,  Lily Kong
5) The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper
Elizabeth R. Hurrell,  Simon M. Hutchinson,  Lynda Yorke,  Lesley C. Batty,  M. Jane Bunting,  Dan Swanton,  Derek A. McDougall,  Daniel R. Parsons
6) Is the spatial persistence of deprivation dependent on neighbouring areas?
Stephen D. Clark,  Fran Pontin,  Paul Norman
7) ‘Backward geographies’: Contested lives and livelihoods in the tea plantation enclaves of South Asia
Suranjan Majumder
8) On the forms of borderwork in public institutions: Bordering social security through conditions and tests
Kathryn Cassidy,  Gill Davidson
9) Navigating inequalities and shaping aspirations: The role of supplementary education in low-income immigrant youth's transition to selective secondary school
Lara Landolt

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are eight tiles with the names of papers in the issue. The papers are: 1) ‘What is visible… and what isn't’: A public art intervention for re-imagining the food system Ekaterina Gladkova, Naho Matsuda 2) Reimagining the streetscapes of Varanasi city: Public art, urban regeneration and smart city practices Iman Banerjee, Amrita Bajaj, Apala Saha 3) It takes a team to participate – Refining working participant observations through multiple researchers Maria Thulemark, Susanna Heldt-Cassel, Tara Duncan 4) Right-sizing the smart city in Southeast Asia Prerona Das, Orlando Woods, Lily Kong 5) The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper Elizabeth R. Hurrell, Simon M. Hutchinson, Lynda Yorke, Lesley C. Batty, M. Jane Bunting, Dan Swanton, Derek A. McDougall, Daniel R. Parsons 6) Is the spatial persistence of deprivation dependent on neighbouring areas? Stephen D. Clark, Fran Pontin, Paul Norman 7) ‘Backward geographies’: Contested lives and livelihoods in the tea plantation enclaves of South Asia Suranjan Majumder 8) On the forms of borderwork in public institutions: Bordering social security through conditions and tests Kathryn Cassidy, Gill Davidson 9) Navigating inequalities and shaping aspirations: The role of supplementary education in low-income immigrant youth's transition to selective secondary school Lara Landolt

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are nine tiles with the names of papers in a Special Section titled 'Open Access Book Publishing: A Forum for Debate' and three 'Ethics in/of Geographical Research' papers.  The papers are: 

1) ‘The city is not for us’: Ethics, everyday sexism, and negotiating unwanted encounters during fieldwork
Morag Rose
2) Participation, inclusion and reflexivity in multi-step (focus) group discussions
Marina Korzenevica,  Engdasew Feleke Lemma,  Catherine Fallon Grasham,  Khonker Taskin Anmol,  Daniel Ekai Esukuku,  Fahreen Hossain,  Mercy Mbithe Musyoka,  Saskia Nowicki,  Dalmas Ochieng Omia,  Salome A. Bukachi
3) The ‘creative thesis’ in the academic ‘anxiety machine’
Angela Last
4) Against book enclosures: Moving towards more diverse, humane and accessible book publishing
Simon P. J. Batterbury,  Andrea E. Pia,  Gerda Wielander,  Nicholas Loubere
5) Uneven geographies of power in UK higher education's conjunctural crisis: A response to Gandy
Julie Cupples
6) Beyond open access: Book publishing in a metric culture
Clancy Wilmott
7) Gandy & 'Books under threat': A response
Frank Houghton
8) Challenges and opportunities for open access book publishing: A perspective from a society publisher in the geosciences
Jenny Lunn,  Kate Lajtha
9) Ex Libris: Books, creativity and academic freedom
Matthew Gandy

A graphic showing the title page of Area on a black background with a large 'A' on the right hand page. On the left hand page are nine tiles with the names of papers in a Special Section titled 'Open Access Book Publishing: A Forum for Debate' and three 'Ethics in/of Geographical Research' papers. The papers are: 1) ‘The city is not for us’: Ethics, everyday sexism, and negotiating unwanted encounters during fieldwork Morag Rose 2) Participation, inclusion and reflexivity in multi-step (focus) group discussions Marina Korzenevica, Engdasew Feleke Lemma, Catherine Fallon Grasham, Khonker Taskin Anmol, Daniel Ekai Esukuku, Fahreen Hossain, Mercy Mbithe Musyoka, Saskia Nowicki, Dalmas Ochieng Omia, Salome A. Bukachi 3) The ‘creative thesis’ in the academic ‘anxiety machine’ Angela Last 4) Against book enclosures: Moving towards more diverse, humane and accessible book publishing Simon P. J. Batterbury, Andrea E. Pia, Gerda Wielander, Nicholas Loubere 5) Uneven geographies of power in UK higher education's conjunctural crisis: A response to Gandy Julie Cupples 6) Beyond open access: Book publishing in a metric culture Clancy Wilmott 7) Gandy & 'Books under threat': A response Frank Houghton 8) Challenges and opportunities for open access book publishing: A perspective from a society publisher in the geosciences Jenny Lunn, Kate Lajtha 9) Ex Libris: Books, creativity and academic freedom Matthew Gandy

📢September Issue of Area📢

Our latest issue features an editorial from our new team, a Special Section on 'Gentle Geographies', and a discussion forum on #OpenAccess book publishing.

Available to read here ⬇️
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754762...

03.10.2025 10:22 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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*Free event for Geography teachers in the Exeter area. Networking, coffee, listening to the brilliant @mattmattfinn.bsky.social* Sign up using the QR code

04.07.2025 09:39 — 👍 4    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 2
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GA Journal Awards - vote now! - Geographical Association Voting is now open for the 2025 GA Journal Awards. The GA Journal Award is presented to articles in each of our three journals.

One quick 1/2 term job for #geographyteachers

Pls do vote in #geographicalassociation awards for the best article in our Journals Geography, Teaching Geography & Primary Geography.

Fantastic articles to choose from & more info & how to vote below

geography.org.uk/ga-journal-a...

15.02.2025 10:29 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Geography for everyone? - Geographical Association The GA has published the Geography for everyone? research report, which explores diversity and inclusion from a range of perspectives...

Today @geographicalassoc.bsky.social publishes an important report I've co-authored with others: 'Geography for everyone? Diversity, Inclusion and the Geographical Association'. Please read and share widely, with geographical community, and beyond; feedback welcomed.
geography.org.uk/geography-fo...

06.02.2025 10:29 — 👍 11    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring

This article underestimates the number of job losses (already reported elsewhere to have exceeded 10,000) and employs the misleading adjective 'leading' universities (meaning what, to whom?), but if you've been living under a rock and need a quick introduction to the topic, you could start here.

01.02.2025 09:16 — 👍 151    🔁 77    💬 2    📌 6

Thanks for sharing

The proposed plans include a 20% cut to Geography and Planning academic staff (10-15 FTE)

We are all a bit shell-shocked

But we will organise and strategise as a School tomorrow

28.01.2025 18:24 — 👍 30    🔁 15    💬 6    📌 2

Great to see this paper out from Megan Haslam in the journal of undergraduate ethnography based on her dissertation research:

Food allergies and Living with Risk: Navigating everyday life at university when at risk of anaphylaxis

ojs.library.dal.ca/JUE/article/vi…

01.02.2025 17:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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