Geography Colloquia meet on Fridays at 2:30 in Smith Hall 304. |
The usual format is a brief introduction, a 40-minute presentation, and 15 minutes for questions. At 3:30, the formal session is followed by informal discussion over refreshments. Please join us! |
4 October | "The Place of Locational Analysis" | Trevor Barnes, University of British Columbia, and Richard Morrill, University of Washington |
11 October | "Academic Histories: human-environment geography" | Nayna Jhaveri, Tim Nyerges, and
Craig ZumBrunnen, University of Washington |
18 October | "Geography-Based Exposure Assessment: Soil Lead Contamination's Contribution to Pediatric Lead Poisoning" | Daniel Griffith, Syracuse University |
25 October | "Software: Service Exports in Contemporary Capitalism" | Anthony D'Costa, UW Comparative International Development |
29 October; | "Takeovers and changing geographies of
international production" |
Keith Chapman, University of Aberdeen |
1 November | "Population Landscapes of Xinjiang/East Turkestan: the Forgotten 'Stan" | Stan Toops, Miami University of Ohio |
8 November | "Resilience In Urban Ecosystems: Linking Urban Patterns To Ecological Functions" | Marina Alberti, UW Urban Design & Planning |
15 November | ""The Where/Wear of Care: Spatial Divisions &
Multiplications of Hospice Labor" |
Michael Brown, University of Washington |
22 November | "Dominance of the Capital Region Over Information Flows among Korean Cities" | Wookung Huh, Seoul National University |
29 November | Thanksgiving holiday | |
6 December | "Post-Apartheid Geographies: Urban Planning and Economic Survival in Cape Town" | Yonn Dierwechter, UW Urban Studies |