PyGyRG at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2022

We’re excited to be at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2022, from Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September.

The Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRG) are sponsoring/co-sponsoring five exciting sessions at the conference on topics including activism and social justice, hybrid participatory research, rural tourism and leisure, walking during the pandemic, and diverse participatory methods. We are also hosting a participatory geographies social meet-up.

Interested in finding more about the PyGyRG and our committee? Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held on Wednesday 31st August from 13:10-14:25 (view more information here in the conference programme). Everyone welome!

Take a look at the infographic below for more information about the participatory geographies social meet-up, and follow this link for more information.

Scroll down for more information about the sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG conference. Be sure to check out the full conference programme here!

PyGyRG sponsored sessions

Tuesday 30th August

‘Re-imagining participatory research: Towards the inclusion of marginalised knowledges in a hybrid world’

Session 1: 14:40-16:20 (view in the programme here).

Session 2: 16:50-18:30 (view in the programme here).

Session organisers: Susanne Boerner (University of Birmingham, UK), Peter Kraftl (University of Birmingham, UK), Leandro Giatti (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Carolina Carvalho (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil).

Co-sponsored by the Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group, the Participatory Geographies Research Group, and the Digital Geographies Research Group.

Wednesday 31st August

‘Activist academics and the role of geography in advancing social justice’

Session 1: 09:00-10:40 (view in the programme here).

Session organisers: Heather Mew (Newcastle University, UK).

Co-sponsored by the Geographies of Justice Research Group and the Participatory Geographies Research Group.

‘Participatory methods for recovery and transformation’

Session 1: 14:40-16:30 (view in the programme here).

Session 2: 16:50-18:30 (view in the programme here).

Session organisers: Caitlin Hafferty (Countryside and Community Research Institute, UK) and Bruna Montuori (Royal College of Art, UK).

Sponsored by the Participatory Geographies Research Group.

‘Escape to the Country: realities, challenges and opportunities for rural tourism and leisure ‘beyond recovery’

Session 1: 14:40-16:20 (view in the programme here).

Session organisers: Eifiona Thomas Lane (Bangor University, UK), Lois Mansfield (University of Cumbria, UK), Rebecca Jones (Bangor University, UK).

Co-sponsored by the Rural Geographies Research Group and the Participatory Geographies Research Group.

Thursday 1st September

‘Walking well? Stepping through and beyond the pandemic’

Session 1: 11:10-12:50 (view in the programme here).

Session 2: 14:40-16:20 (view in the programme here).

Session organisers: Morag Rose (University of Liverpool, UK) and Dee Heddon (University of Glasgow, UK).

Sponsored by the Participatory Geographies Research Group.