Department of Geography http://depts.washington.edu/geog University of Washington Mon, 13 May 2013 17:23:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Upcoming Talk: ‘[Re-]Making maps for humanists & interpretative social scientists’ by Luke Bergmann http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-talk-re-making-maps-for-humanists-interpretative-social-scientists-by-luke-bergmann/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-talk-re-making-maps-for-humanists-interpretative-social-scientists-by-luke-bergmann/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:23:09 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4480 I will offer reflections on two issues. First, I explore simple ways we can now make appealing maps. ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-talk-re-making-maps-for-humanists-interpretative-social-scientists-by-luke-bergmann/feed/ 0 Upcoming Lecture: ‘Sensational economy? Ethics, politics and economic geographies’ by Roger Lee http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/4459/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/4459/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:34:38 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4459 Sensational economy? Ethics, politics and economic geographies

Roger Lee Queen Mary, University of London UK

Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 7-8:30 pm Kane Hall Room 210 Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room

Scholarly practices of framing may not only be restrictive and misleading but, if devoid ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/4459/feed/ 0 Dr. Tricia Ruiz Rejoins the UW Community as a Postdoc http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/dr-tricia-ruiz-rejoins-the-uw-community-as-a-postdoc/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/dr-tricia-ruiz-rejoins-the-uw-community-as-a-postdoc/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 16:47:17 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4454  

Dr. Tricia Ruiz, who graduated from the Geography Department with a PhD in 2011, is back at UW in a postdoc position! Tricia joins us this summer for a rotation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). Tricia is a Presidential Management ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/dr-tricia-ruiz-rejoins-the-uw-community-as-a-postdoc/feed/ 0 Upcoming Colloquium: Dr. Ipsita Chatterjee on ‘Science, Religion, and the Ideology of Urban Governance’ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-colloquium-dr-ipsita-chatterjee-on-science-religion-and-the-ideology-of-urban-governance/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-colloquium-dr-ipsita-chatterjee-on-science-religion-and-the-ideology-of-urban-governance/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 23:10:42 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4452 ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/upcoming-colloquium-dr-ipsita-chatterjee-on-science-religion-and-the-ideology-of-urban-governance/feed/ 0 Walker Ames Lecture: Restoring Mill Creek by Dr. Anne Whiston Sprin http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/walker-ames-lecture-restoring-mill-creek-by-dr-anne-whiston-sprin/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/walker-ames-lecture-restoring-mill-creek-by-dr-anne-whiston-sprin/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:36:03 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4446 Restoring Mill Creek: Reflections on 26 Years of Action Research in an Inner-City Neighborhood

Walker Ames Endowment Lecture Series Anne Whiston Sprin, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology May 14, 2013   |   6:30 p.m. Kane Hall, Room 110

The West Philadelphia Landscape Project (WPLP) has integrated action research, urban design, environmental sustainability, ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/05/walker-ames-lecture-restoring-mill-creek-by-dr-anne-whiston-sprin/feed/ 0 Introduction to the 2013 Geography Graduate Student Cohort http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/introduction-to-the-2013-geography-graduate-student-cohort/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/introduction-to-the-2013-geography-graduate-student-cohort/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:44:49 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4440 We can’t wait to see them here next fall!

Kidan Araya, BA, International Relations & Environmental Studies, Beloit College. Geography of food, interconnectedness of race, space, and food, environmental justice, community-based resource management, forest policy

Jonathan Crane,  BA, Economics & Russian, South Carolina; MA, Geography, Kentucky. The operation of violence and power through geopolitical ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/introduction-to-the-2013-geography-graduate-student-cohort/feed/ 0 Grad Students Win Awards at the Association of American Geographers http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/grad-students-win-awards-at-the-association-of-american-geographers/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/grad-students-win-awards-at-the-association-of-american-geographers/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:46:00 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4437 From 9-13 April many of the Geographers in our Department attended and presented at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers. Three graduate students came away with awards:

Stèfano Bettani won an honorable mention (2nd place winner) in the AAG Sexuality and Space Specialty Group’s 2013 Student Paper Competition. His winning ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/grad-students-win-awards-at-the-association-of-american-geographers/feed/ 0 Congratulations Katie Gillespie, Critical Animal Studies Hilda Scholar of the Year http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/congratulations-katie-gilllespie-critical-animal-studies-hilda-scholar-of-the-year/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/congratulations-katie-gilllespie-critical-animal-studies-hilda-scholar-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:31:05 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4434 Please join us in congratulating Geography graduate student Katie Gillespie for being chosen as the Institute of Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) Hilda Scholar of 2013. This award, founded in 2012, recognizes one graduate student a year who is working theoretically and practically on advancing alternatives to the agricultural industrial complex, slaughterhouses, factory farms, dairy ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/congratulations-katie-gilllespie-critical-animal-studies-hilda-scholar-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Upcoming Colloquium: A New Urban Dispotif? Governing Life in an Age of Climate Change by Bruce Braun http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/upcoming-colloquium/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/upcoming-colloquium/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:45:19 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4429 We are delighted to announce our first colloquium of the Spring quarter, titled  ‘A New Urban Dispotif? Governing Life in an Age of Climate Change’ and given by Dr. Bruce Braun this Friday, 19 April at 3:30. The talk will be in Smith 304, with a reception to follow in Smith 409. Hope to ...Click to Read More]]> http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/upcoming-colloquium/feed/ 0 Walker Ames Lecture: Green Fields and Growth Machines: Building American Suburbs, 1820-2000 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/walker-ames-lecture-green-fields-and-growth-machines-building-american-suburbs-1820-2000/ http://depts.washington.edu/geog/2013/04/walker-ames-lecture-green-fields-and-growth-machines-building-american-suburbs-1820-2000/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:42:21 +0000 youngjc2 http://depts.washington.edu/geog/?p=4425

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