Elizabeth (Libby) Straughan

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Area by Liz Murphy-May, with Yandaarra including, Aunty Shaa Smith, Uncle Bud Marshall, Lara Daley, Sarah Wright & Paul Hodge (2025) entitled: 'Being land, becoming research: Relational and Country-led accountability in research outputs and milestones' with a black banner at the top.

New in Area:

'Being land, becoming research: Relational and Country-led accountability in research outputs and milestones' by Liz Murphy-May with Yandaarra et al.

This paper reflects on research milestones and Gumbaynggirr Ngambaa ways of being in current-day Australia.

doi.org/10.1111/area...

An evening visitor

New initiative from the IAG cultural geography study group

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library This commentary responds to and extends recent research by Bissell al. (2025). We add to their analysis of attention, focusing on social difference and workplace politics by drawing on examples from ....

New Commentary w/ @dcockayne.bsky.social in @tibg.bsky.social.

Daniel and I comment further on the politics of attention at work, building from @davidjbissell.bsky.social, @lillicrovara.bsky.social, Andrew Gorman-Murray, and @lstraughan.bsky.social excellent recent article.

doi.org/10.1111/tran...

Microcultural Geographies: Navigating Awkwardness in the Postpandemic Workplace The concept of culture is central to geographical inquiry, yet it remains a vexed concern for geographers, in so far as the expansiveness of what counts as culture has raised questions regarding wh...

What is microculture and why does it matter?

Happy to share a new paper by myself @davidjbissell.bsky.social, @lillicrovara.bsky.social and Andrew Gorman-Murray. We consider issues of workplace culture and awkwardness in remote and hybrid modes of working.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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🔎 Looking for a 1-year postdoctoral research associate to support @sensory-lives-prj.bsky.social & UK-wide tour of a playhouse tent communicating neurodivergent children’s experiences of Temporary Accommodation.

🛜 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL488/p...

Urban camping survey Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

Call for participants!

Have you camped in an urban area in the UK for leisure, fun, wellbeing, or adventure? In a bivvy, tent, van, car…? In your garden, a park, side street…?

Please complete my survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/... (anon., 10-15 mins).

Please share.

Thank you!

Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education) at King's College London Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Human Geography and Gender (Education). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

We’ve got a 3 year lecturership in human geog and gender now advertised.

Deadline 6th May 2025

Please spread the word!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS710/l...

The 2 year old just walked into the kitchen demanding that I "read it".

We're in that phase to. What a phase.

Looking forward to this next week!

❁ If you're considering coming to the Institute of Australian Geographers Conference in Newcastle NSW this year, please do think about contributing to our session that we're organising on the concept of 'acceptance' in geography ❁ We think that it's a really intriguing and timely theme ❁

I’m delighted to share a new podcast released this week by Dense City showcasing our research on urban trees (Myself, C. Phillips and J. Atkinson). The discussion builds on our article in cultural geographies ‘Finding comfort and conviviality with Urban trees’:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/den...

Patricia Piccinini and Rosi Braidotti in conversation: Planetary Civics and Regenerative Futures YouTube video by RMIT Culture

The first launch event of @darkmatterlabs.org Planetary Civics Inquiry is starting now!

www.youtube.com/live/ZQtyehL...

This thought-provoking conversation between artist and philosopher about the interconnectedness of all life.

Er - good morning!

What a powerful title!

for those who are geographically inclined, the Cultural Geography Study Group of the Institute of Australian Geographers now has a bluesky account! Follow us here -- @culturalgeogaus.bsky.social

My book “Somatic States” is coming out in a few weeks with @dukepress.bsky.social

A decade in the making, it’s not just “another book,” it’s the most important I have written.

Introduction available here:
shorturl.at/8zMy5

#geography #anthropology #politicaltheory

Great opportunity to work with the lovely @sarah-mills.bsky.social on an important topic.

Geography, Interdisciplinarity and the Humanities This session presents and discusses ideas relating to the themes of mental (ill-)health geographies, interdisciplinarity and the humanities.

In this session we are discussing mental ill health, interdisciplinarity and the humanities - with @felicitycallard.bsky.social Ed Kiely, Cheryl McGeachan and Chris Philo. Come along .. sign up! This Wednesday..

The first commute home of 2025 involved spotting 5 kangaroos, 2 wallabies, 1 fox cub and 1 human pulling the emergency cord of the train because they missed their stop before asking the conductor if the train could be reversed.

70% of the work I used to do on a journal happened in the car while a small person had a sleep. Nice to see I'm not the only one working away from a desk.

Breaking the bluesky ice with some pig face blooms from the garden.