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On the Edge
(12th International Conference of Historical Geographers)
Call for Papers
Dates:
Conference - December 9-13, 2003 in New Zealand
Post-Conference field trip - December 14-18, 2003 in New ZealandAbstract Deadline: March 28, 2003
Conference Information:
We invite historical geographers and professionals interested in environmental and social history, and the history of science, technology and cartography to the 12th International Conference of Historical Geographers, 9-13 December, and its Post-Conference field trip 14 to 18th December.
Papers are invited on all aspects of Historical Geography. We aim to provide a variety of sessions and welcome contributions on the broad themnes listed below as well as your suggestions.
In this 12th conference we pay special attention to relationships forged 'on the edge'. Located on the (leading) edge of the world, Auckland and New Zealand offer challenging settings and viewpoints for historical geographic research. We encourage you to think on the following themes, but from the edge rather than the centre:
- Nature, Landscape and Environment
- Colony, Empire and Imperial Space
- Identities: Nation, Gender, Class, Ethnicity
- Farms, Food and Markets
- City, Suburb and Countryside
- Business Networks and Globalisation
- Maps, Mapping and Exploration
- Population, Health and Society
- Historical Geographies of Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Maori Geography
- Science, Technology and Modernity
- Tourism, Leisure and Recreation
- Land Transformation
- Experiments in Society
- Historical Analysis in Geography
- Theory in Historical Geography
- Contested HeritageContact Information:
Gordon Winder
School of Geography and Environmental Science
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: (649)373-7599 ext. 6605
