The RACE group invites proposals for sessions to be sponsored by us at the 2026 RGS-IBG Annual Conference. The conference will take place in London and online, from 1-4 September 2026. The Chair’s theme for the 2026 is Geographies of Inequalities: Towards Just Places selected by the Chair of conference, Professor Peter Hopkins (University of Newcastle, UK). The RACE group encourages innovative and […]
Date/Time: Tuesday 26th August, 10:00–12:30, followed by lunchVenue: Ikon Gallery, 1 Brindley Pl, Oozells Sq, Birmingham B1 2HSRegistration via Google Docs Description:The RACE working group of the Royal Geographical Society is celebrating its 10th anniversary. As we normally do in our pre-conference event, we’ll be giving postgraduate and early career researchers a chance to network and share […]
We are posting interviews with the 2024 Dissertation Prize winners. This interview is with Temi Ajayi (University of Edinburgh). First of all, how did you come up with your dissertation topic? I started listening to drill music in 2022 to get me through a particularly rough part-time job and quickly became obsessed with the genre. […]
We are posting interviews with the 2024 Dissertation Prize winners. This interview is with Eleanor Luxton (pictured left with her dissertation at Oxford University). First of all, how did you come up with your dissertation topic? I know that this isn’t a helpful answer for undergrads who are stressing about their dissertations at the moment, […]
The Race, Culture and Equality Working Group (RACE) of the RGS-IBG invites you to submit proposals for sponsorship at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025. The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025 will be chaired by Professor Patricia Noxolo (University of Birmingham, UK), on the theme of Geographies of Creativity/Creative Geographies. The conference will take place at the University of Birmingham and online, from Tuesday […]
We are posting interviews with the 2024 Dissertation Prize winners. This interview is with Zohra Wardak (Cardiff University) about her dissertation “Ummatic” diaspora of diasporas? Translating the Ummah in a diasporic context through the experiences of Welsh Muslims living in diaspora. First of all, how did you come up with your dissertation topic? Finalising my […]
Over the past few days Islamophobic, racist, and fascist riots have been occuring across the UK. These riots must not be viewed solely as a far-right response to the recent horrific event in Southport, but rather as part of sustained anti-migrant and anti- Muslim violence and rhetoric that has become normalised in UK society. At […]
This is the second blog post with resources on Palestine. The first one has been updated, and we continue to take additions for both blog posts. Many thanks to all contributors! (updated 31 December 2024) Books Abusalim, J Bing, J, Merryman-Lotze, M (2022) Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire. Chicago: Haymarket Books. Chomsky, N […]
We are publishing two blog posts with resources which are also working documents. This means that they will be edited as new contributions come in. Because of the length of the list, we have separated them into two blog posts: one set of resources by Palestinian or involving Palestinians, and another set of critical commentaries […]
Several members of The Race, Culture and Equality group (RACE) Working Group wish to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people, alongside other academics, scholars and activists including the BISA CPD convenors. The past weeks have witnessed Gaza further devastated by multiple aerial bombardments that have taken the lives of thousands of people, and injured […]
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