Natasha Coleman (@ncc_96, Swansea University) and Hannah Budge (@HannahBudge, Newcastle University)
Braiding Sweetgrass, originally published in 2013 by Robin Wall Kimmerer – who styles herself on her homepage ‘mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member …
The RGRG will be sponsoring several sessions at this year’s Annual Conference. You can find details about each of them by clicking on the links below.
For emancipatory rural futures in the metropolitan countryside(s).
Session organisers: Felipe da Silva Machado (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Keith Halfacree (Swansea University, UK)
The metropolis and the countryside are typically understood as relatively distinct and incongruent forms of geographical space. However, agricultural land, rural-urban …
Session organisers: Chris Short (CCRI, University of Gloucestershire, cshort@glos.ac.uk) and Kerry Waylen (James Hutton Institute, Kerry.waylen@hutton.ac.uk)
Proposed format: 1) Paper session with 4-5 papers plus discussion (possibly hybrid) 2) followed by
world café workshop. 2 time slots requested.
Abstract
A …
Convenors: Aimee Morse and Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins
Affiliation: Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire
Session type: Online workshop
Duration: 1 session
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has renewed attention to flexibility and adaptability in rural research.
Perhaps more …
Session organisers: Keith Halfacree (Swansea University) and Andrew Maclaren (University of Aberdeen)
Permanent residential migration, an established Geography mainstay, has long been
a topic of considerable interest for diverse scholars of rural studies. Whilst some
have examined migration away from …
Session convenors: Hannah Budge (Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, h.budge2@newcastle.ac.uk) and Natasha Coleman (Swansea University, 899535@swansea.ac.uk)
Session format: 2 sessions, to include paper presentations and facilitated group discussion. In-person live and online pre-recorded presentations are welcome.
This session is …
Session conveners: Dr Eifiona Thomas Lane (Prifysgol Bangor University), Professor Lois Mansfield (University of Cumbria) and Rebecca Jones (Prifysgol Bangor University).
Session format: One in-person session. Key notes and case study presentations drawing from a wide range of practitioner, professional …
In this blog post, Théo Lenormand, PhD Student at the Countryside and Community Research Institute, discusses how long-term holistic thinking can be the key to farm adaptations in the face of climate change.
Climate change is happening, and …
Natasha Coleman
Twitter: ncc_96
Swansea University PhD Candidate, supervised by Dr Keith Halfacree, funded by ESRC Wales DTP.
Across the rural UK, the so-called ‘sporting estate’ remains a historical continuum yet their present status is increasingly diverse and continuing …