A one-day symposium of the History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG)

of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG)

Tuesday, 7 September 2021 on Microsoft Teams

09:45

Arrival of the delegates

10:00

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE HPGRG CHAIR

Heike Jöns (Loughborough University)
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10:30

REFLECTIONS I: BIOGRAPHIES

Richard T Harrison (University of Edinburgh)
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Hugh Clout (University College London)
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Elizabeth Baigent (University of Oxford)
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Mette Bruinsma (Utrecht University)
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Emily Hayes (Oxford Brookes University)
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12:00

Coffee break

12:15

HOW GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT HAPPENS

Tim Cresswell (University of Edinburgh)
Abstract | Video

13:30

Lunch break with optional interactive discussions and socialising

14:00

REFLECTIONS II: PHILOSOPHIES

Patricia Daley (University of Oxford)
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Marcus Doel (University of Swansea)
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Beth Greenhough (University of Oxford)
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Julian Brigstocke (Cardiff University)
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Michiel Van Meeteren (Loughborough University)
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15:30

Coffee break

15:45

REFLECTIONS III: IMPACTS

George Tobin (University of Glasgow), Hayden Lorimer (University of Edinburgh), Simon Naylor (University of Glasgow)
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Mark Boyle (University of Liverpool)
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Federico Ferretti (University of Bologna)
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Pauline Couper (York St John’s University)
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Innes M Keighren (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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17:15

FAVOURITE BOOKS & FINAL DISCUSSION

18:00

Close of the HPGRG anniversary symposium