2024 marks 50 years since the formation of what is now the RGS-IBG's Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (SCGRG), which began its life as the Social Geography Study Group of the Institute of British Geographers. To mark this milestone in our sub-discipline and reflect on its evolution over five decades, the SCGRG Committee invites you to join us for a day of discussion, debate and celebration at the University of Nottingham.
Across the day, we will explore the conditions, promises and futures of social and cultural geographies today. As lures for this collective thinking, we'll hold sessions including a reflective discussion panel with Professor Chris Philo revisiting the 1991 study group compilation classic New Words, New Worlds, and a panel exploring cross-subdisciplinary connections with representatives from a range of RGS-IBG study groups, including PolGRG. Focussed on exchange and mutual support, we'll hold parallel sessions for early-career and mid-career scholars to share experiences of navigating the contemporary academy, and if there's interest, make a space available to exhibit your creative and non-traditional research outputs (BYO!).
In addition to registering here, we ask attendees to also fill out this form for event planning purposes.
Programme for the day will be circulated shortly. Registration closes on Wednesday 23 October 2024, or earlier if venue capacity is reached.
We ask those on longer-term contracts to contribute a £15 registration fee towards catering. The event is free for postgraduate students and precariously employed early career scholars using the code SCRG50.
A number of postgraduate travel bursaries of up to £100 will be available to postgraduate students, application is also below. Please note we can only offer contributions to travel costs, and cannot cover costs associated with accommodation. Applications must be submitted by Friday September 27, with outcomes communicated late the following week.
Please note that this will be an in-person event, but we plan to host a set of online events to mark SCGRG’s anniversary throughout 2025. For more information, contact SCGRG Chair, Rebecca Collins.