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CALL FOR PAPERS AND DISCUSSANTS: Critical Natures/ Unruly Environments/ Emerging Ecologies The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee is hosting the 17th Annual Mini-Conference on Critical Geography this November 5 & 6. We would like to add a focus on Nature to the themes presented at this conference As a historical pillar of geography, the study of 'nature' both as an external phenomena and as the locus of human activity has a rich and varied past. This call for papers seeks contributions to new ways of understanding these traditional and emerging concerns from critical/unorthodox perspectives. Possible approaches include: Political ecology, cultural ecology, environmental/new social movements, social natures, conservation theory and practice, non-equilibrium ecology, chaos theory, intellectual property rights, environmental science Possible topics include: Land tenure, commodification of nature, soil degradation, water rights, genetic materials, climate change, public lands, environmental regulation, biodiversity, history of ecological thought, de/aforestation, transboundary ecologies, resource conflicts, peak oil Papers presenting a critical perspective on nature from a human or physical geography perspective are welcomed, as well as contributions from allied disciplines. This call is intentionally broad in order to put the disparate concerns of ecology, critical social science, and the (co)modification of environments into dialogue with one another. Both theoretical and applied contributions are welcomed, and the above list is in no way exhaustive of possible topics. If you are interested in presenting a paper which fits under this broad umbrella of critical perspectives on nature please contact the University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group at: [email protected] We are also looking for discussants, so if you or someone you know fits the bill and would be interested in engaging with a diverse group of physical/social environment scholars in this exciting and intimate setting, please let us know. --- Patrick Bigger Brian Grabbatin Jairus Rossi Political Ecology Working Group Department of Geography University of Kentucky [email protected] --- Anne Bonds Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Bolton Hall 462 P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: 414-229-4872
