Challenging maps and exploration symposium

Join us for a day of expert panels discussing the connections, historical and contemporary, between maps and exploration. This event is generously sponsored and co-organised by the Sunderland Collection.

For each panel, speakers will present their thoughts on the theme via one or more maps. Then, the chair will lead the speakers through a discussion of the topic, followed by questions from the audience. 

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Schedule

• 9.30am – Coffee/tea
• 10.00am – Panel 1: cartographic encounters with empire. Panellists: Ed Armston-Sheret (RGS-IBG), Sujit Sivasundaram (Cambridge). Chair: Katherine Parker (RGS-IBG).
• 11.15am – Break
• 11:30am – Panel 2: cartographic encounters with Indigeneity. Panellists: Michael Bravo (Cambridge), Rohini Rai (Brunel). Chair: Sana Murrani (Plymouth).
• 12.45pm – Lunch
• 2.00pm – Panel 3: cartographic encounters with contemporary exploring. Panellists: Felicity Aston and Phoebe Smith. Chair: Tom Allen (RGS-IBG).