The 11th SCGES webinar is organized by the International Geographical Union (IGU).
The discipline of Geography is unique and contested. Often seen as a bridge between natural and social sciences, the discipline was institutionalized only in the mid to late 1800s, and its history is intertwined with imperialism, which has only recently been contested. The dominance of gender and other hierarchies are also part of this contestation. Monk and Hanson (1982) pointed to the invisibility and exclusion of women in geography leading to efforts to visibilize women in the discipline, and uncover their roles as practitioners and subjects in various geographical contexts. In this webinar, we return to the questions about the participation of women in geography, the barriers faced and the ways forward. Our speakers are prominent women geographers who have engaged with these questions in their
country contexts as well as continue to participate in international networks of women in geography.
The event will be held online on October 2nd, 2024.
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Agenda
Five 20-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute Q&A session
Speakers:
- Prof Nathalie Lemarchand (President IGU; Univ. Paris 8): Women: Leadership and Gender-Sensitive Innovations at IGU
- Prof Joos Droogleever Fortuijn (Past VP, IGU, Univ. of Amsterdam): History Unveiled: Mapping Women’s Participation in IGU
- Prof Joseli M Silva (Chair, IGU Commission on Gender and Geography, State University of Ponta Grassa): Gendered Pathways: Trends in Women’s Participation from Latin America
- Prof Maria Prats Ferret (Member Steering Committee, IGU Commission on Gender and Geography, UAB Barcelona): Gender and Geography: Insights from Spanish Perspectives
- Prof Anindita Datta (Vice President, IGU, Univ. of Delhi): Writing Geographies from the Global South
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