UNC Chapel Hill Department of Geography will be hosting the next Mini Critical Geographies conference this coming Fall, Nov 2-4. The entire call can be found at this link: http://www.criticalgeography.org/. Geographers and non-geographers, local and not so local, are welcome. … Read more

The Department of Geography May Graduate Reception for geography graduates and majors will take place May 13th, 2012, following Commencement (around 11.30/12.00 onwards) in 220 Saunders Hall on South Green.  All students and their families and friends are welcome.

Tim Stallmann is was one of only two graduate students inducted into two honor societies at UNC. The Order of the Golden Fleece: The University’s oldest and highest honorary society. Those eligible for selection must possess exemplary character and include juniors, … Read more

Banu Gokarıksel, 2012, “The intimate politics of secularism and the headscarf: the mall, the neighborhood, and the public square in Istanbul.” Gender, Place, and Culture (vol,19, issue 1, 1-20): Abstract: The headscarf continues to be a highly charged political issue in Turkey where … Read more

Insects and Institutions: In the era of West Nile Virus, do people manage mosquitoes or vice versa?Dr. Paul Robbins, University of Arizona, School of Geography and Developmenthttps://geography.unc.edu/information/colloquia/spring12/insects-and-institutions-in-the-era-of-west-nile-virus-do-people-manage-mosquitoes-or-vice-versaAfter decades of neglect and treatment as an incidental nuisance, mosquito populations in the … Read more