Urban MultipliCITIES: Conference, London, 6-7 November 2008, RGS-IBG UGRG

Urban MultipliCITIES

A two-day conference and open discussion
organised by the RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group
Preliminary Call for Contributions

Dates: 6-7 November 2008
Location: Queen Mary University of London

Building on two earlier conferences, Paradigmatic Cities and Approaching the
City, this year's UGRG conference aims to examine the multiplicities of 'the
urban'. Rather than the unitary object implied by the terms 'the urban' or
'the city', multiple urbanisms are currently being called forth by research
that, for instance: challenges conventional representations and hierarchies
of cities; 'parochialises' cities of 'the North'; develops research into
'ordinary cities'; uncovers/explores diverse ways of inhabiting urban space;
re-examines urban histories; or employs inventive methods of investigating
urban experiences.

Urban MultipliCITIES aims to bring some of these proliferating fields into
creative contact, and we are seeking contributions from a wide range of
urban research that reflect the rich variety of work being undertaken in the
field. Topics and methodologies might include (but are in no way restricted
to):
§ gender and sexuality
§ methods: e.g. visual, aural, tactile, oral, performative,
participatory.
§ non-'Western' urban experiences
§ poetics and politics of urban imaginaries
§ post-coloniality
§ regeneration projects and everyday life
§ socio-technical materialities
§ suburban studies
§ practice, activism and politics

Over two days, the conference will take the form of keynote presentations,
shorter papers, and include a poster session by postgraduate students. We
hope to leave plenty of time for discussion, stimulated by papers that
engage with Urban Multiplicities - in research, methods or practice. Papers
are welcomed from researchers (including PhDs) at any stage of their
careers, but the Poster Session is specifically designed for postgraduates.

If you would like to contribute a PAPER or a POSTER, contact
Margo Huxley: M.Huxley@sheffield.ac.uk
or
Richard Smith: R.G.Smith@swansea.ac.uk

Deadline for 250 word Abstracts is Friday 19 September 2008

For more information about the Urban Geography Research Group, visit:
www.urban-geography.org.uk

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