Geosciences Seminar Series
Thinking Space Seminar Series: Geographers and the Environment at the University of Sydney
These sessions explore current issues and debates in human geography and the social sciences through presentations about key thinkers, cross-cutting themes, skills, methodologies, and current postgraduate research. All welcome!
All sessions take place on Wednesdays from 1pm - 2pm in the Madsen Conference Room 449, Madsen Building F09, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney. Presentations will normally take up 30-45 minutes, leaving plenty of time for comments and discussion. Most of the sessions will be recorded and distributed to those interested.
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Current Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | Dr Jeffrey Neilson (Geosciences) | Geographical Indications as a Rural Development Strategy: Technical Interventions or Challenging Moral Convetions? | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
A/Professor Kurt Iveson (Geosciences) |
Democracy and the Street: Some Lessons from Bangkok and Hong Kong |
1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | Honours Students (Geosciences) | Geography Honours Proposal Presentations | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | Dr Garth Lean (Western Sydney University) | Title Pending | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | Professor Adam David Morton (Policitcal Economy) | The Urban Revolution in Victor Serge | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, May 2, 2018 |
Dr Emma Calgaro (Geosciences) |
The Long Road Ahead: Making Inclusion a Reality in Disaster Risk Reduction |
1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | Chelsea Judy (Geosciences) | Predicting Land Use Change and Food Security in the Arsi Zone of Ethiopia: the Role of Foreign Direct Investment and Agriculture-Led Industrialization | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
Ming Li Yong (Geosciences) Ngoc Pham (Geosciences) |
Spaces of Public Participation and Hydropower Governance in the Lower Mekong River Basin Sense of Place and Pro-environmental Behaviour Change of Vietnamese Community in Marine Protected Area |
1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Dr Luis Angosto Ferrandez (Dept of Spanish and Latin American Studies) | The Venezuelan Gran Sabana as Place and Topos: Reflections on Rent-capture and 'Modern' Accumulation | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | Dr Felicity Picken (Western Sydney University) | Oceanic Spaces and Society: Promises of a Blue Planet | 1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, June 6, 2018 |
Dr Paul Munro (University of New South Wales) |
Changing Geographies of Energy Poverty in Africa |
1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |
| Wednesday, June 27, 2018 |
Professor Paul Routledge (University of Lees) |
Space Invaders: Space, Power and Strategy in Social Movement Practice |
1pm - 2pm | Madsen Conference Room 449 |