Geography Colloquium – screening of “Standing Rock II: Red Power”
220 Carolina Hall Department of Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIntroduction by Andrew Curley http://politicalecology.web.unc.edu/
Introduction by Andrew Curley http://politicalecology.web.unc.edu/
Dr. Baka will be examining how local and non-local stakeholders impact nationwide hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations on U.S. federal and Indigenous lands.
Dr. Jennifer Baka of Pennsylvania State University will be examining how local and non-local stakeholders impact nationwide hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations on U.S. federal and Indigenous lands. Her talk title is "Making science: How stakeholder coalitions frame scientific claims to influence … Read more
Dr. Jennifer Bair is a sociologist of globalization, with interests in trade and the political economy of development, and the relationship between gender and work. Her research agenda centers on the comparative study of export-led development, and she has conducted fieldwork … Read more
Pavithra Vasudevan, Willie Wright, Charles Scaife, and Sarah Schmitt will present their research.
Xochitl Leyva has been living and working in Chiapas for over thirty years and is an active member of collectives and networks for local and global justice. In this talk, she will discuss the contemporary Mexican crisis, the electoral conjuncture, and … Read more
Communicating Vulnerability to Climate extremes with Visualization Ashley R. Ward, PhD Climate Integration and Outreach Associate Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA) Department of Geography University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill www.cisa.sc.edu www.sercc.com arward@email.unc.edu
UNC Geography is pleased to host and co-sponsor the Second Feminist Geography Conference. The Conference will be held May 18-20 in the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC. For the full conference schedule and more information please visit the conference … Read more
Labor Day
Robert Haswell was a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Natal: Pietermaritzburg between 1974 and 1989, before entering Parliament in South Africa first as a member of the Democratic Party and then as an African National Congress Member … Read more
Dr. Daniel Exeter Using Big Data to understand the geography of health and deprivation in New Zealand Dr Daniel Exeter, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland Abstract There has been a considerable amount of research into socio-demographic patterns … Read more