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Coastlands between the arts and the sciences

The idea of interdisciplinarity repeatedly crops up in your geography course, most often with reference to climate change or environmental change more generally. Although this is often approached in terms of the relations between human and physical geography, translated as … Continue reading

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Organised Science

This week I spent four days in Vienna at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. Although I attend about a dozen research meetings a year, this was the first big meeting I’ve been to for several years having been … Continue reading

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Revising for Finals II

One of the most awkward questions I get asked is ‘what is geography?’ I am generally reluctant to respond, in large part because I am not sure it’s productive or wise to think of such a ‘thing’ as geography. I … Continue reading

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Revising for Finals I

As the run up to Finals begin, I will occasionally make some suggestions of new readings to add to, or extend, your existing tutorial reading lists. It is a good idea to read new material and freshen up your ideas, and … Continue reading

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Situating Visual Geography

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Fiona Visual images – moving and still – are integral to Geography as ways of viewing, knowing and telling about the world.  The development of photography, in the 17th century, accompanied artwork as a … Continue reading

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