“Are you applying to graduate school this semester, or interested in applying in the future? Bring yourself and any questions you have to our “What is Grad School?” event on Friday, October 16th from 1-2:30pm for an opportunity to hear … Read more
What does working toward a more anti-racist future in Geography mean? What do you want to see for a more just and equitable department? Join us for a conversation about ongoing anti-racist efforts in our geography department and envision what … Read more
Looking for a way to unwind and distract yourself from the impending end of the semester? Please join us for a night of competitive fun! UNC Geography Alum Paul Atherton will be returning to host an evening of bar-style trivia. … Read more
The deadline is Nov. 13 noon, 2020. You can submit digital maps, or online maps (URLs) via this link. The best three maps will be decided by a panel of GIS specialists. Students who create the best three maps will also receive … Read more
By: Mab Segrest Official portrait of the asylum circa 1900 The 170 years history of Georgia's Asylum for Lunatics, Epileptics and Idiots (from 1842 to 2010) reveals how settler colonialism shaped state asylum psychiatry, embedding it with the racism it … Read more
Hosted by: The Geography Undergraduate Committee YOU ARE INVITED TO Geography's Pre-registration & More Virtual Party! We can’t have our usual pizza & registration event, but we can still hang out. Come chat with Geography instructors and students & pre-register for Spring 2021 courses! Also, we are looking for student … Read more
A departmental welcome for Dr. Dalia Bhattacharjee. Dr Bhattacharjee is visiting UNC for 2-years as a Fulbright postdoctoral scholar. Title of the talk: Reproduction, a shift from home to the market: The Story of Commercial Surrogacy in India. Bio: Dalia … Read more
Date/Time: Friday, March 19th at 3:30 WILLIE J. WRIGHT Assistant Professor Geography and Africana Studies Rutgers University Title: Beyond Geographies of Race Abstract: Enthusiasm for black geographies has grown significantly since it was formalized in the edited volume, Black Geographies and the … Read more
A departmental celebration and panel discussion of Feminist Geography Unbound: Discomfort, Bodies, and Prefigured Futures, edited by Banu Gokariksel, Michael Hawkins, Christopher Neubert, and Sara Smith You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Mar 26, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and … Read more
Dr Aretina R. Hamilton, Director of DEI Programming, Education, Training, and Development at Brandeis University Date/Time: Wednesday, March 31st from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Title: The Cartographies of Unapologetic Southern Queer Blackness Speaker: Dr. Aretina R. Hamilton Director of DEI Programs, Training, Education, and … Read more
NC Geography Alumni panel—Geography careers outside the academy Zoom Geography Colloquium "Where are they now? UNC Geography Alumni Panel" When: Apr 16, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu-trz8sGNfk1aA69NA4kt3gp73Ec8Pq After registering, you … Read more
UNC Geography undergraduate students present their honors theses The link for zoom registration is (Friday April 30th at 3:30): https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pf--rpzgsGNPR22J9-88jQBe3FqH1QVgU
I Know What You Did Last Summer Colloquium Friday, September 17th at 3:30 Zoom Join the Geography Department for this annual celebration, this year held over Zoom! Everyone is invited to share a story, photo, or art piece about something … Read more
Title: Intersectionality & Time: Thinking Spatially and Relationally about Health Inequities DR. ARRIANNA MARIE PLANEY Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Health Policy and Management Gillings School of Global Public Health Faculty Fellow, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research … Read more
CHOKEPOINTS: TEMPORALITIES OF NAVIGATION IN THE RED SEA Jatin Dua, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology - Univ. of Michigan Monday, Nov. 1 at 3:35 pm - Alumni 308 and Virtual co-sponsored by the Dept of Anthropology, Dept of Geography, and … Read more
