Welcome to the official Blog of the 6. International Conference of Critical Geography (ICCG), in Frankfurt am Main, 16.-20. August.

Here you’ll find all current information, program-updates and program-changes during the conference.

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Dienstag, 23. August 2011

link_ikon_rot Campus Bockenheim soll ein Ort für alle bleiben - Presseerklärung & Resolution

Presseerklärung 450 internationale GeographInnen verabschieden Resolution Anlässlich der 6. International Conference of Critical Geography (ICCG), die vom 16. bis 20. August 2011 an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt stattgefunden hat, haben 450 WissenschaftlerInnen aus über 30 Ländern eine Resolution verabschiedet, die sich für den Erhalt und die Entwicklung des Campus Bockenheim als einen öffentlichen ...

Samstag, 20. August 2011

link_ikon_rot Thanks for coming, see you around!

After five days of presentations, discussions, excursions, dinner, a couple of drinks sometimes, a nice little party on Friday night and an overall relaxed atmosphere, the 6. ICCG has ended today. As the organizers, we want to thank everybody who contributed to the success in whatever way. Let’s all meet again at the 7. ICCG! Bernd

Montag, 15. August 2011

link_ikon_rot Corrigendum - Corrections to the printed program [14.08.2011]

Program Program August PDF Theme 1: Financial, Economic and Fiscal Crisis Session 3 | Wednesday 14:00 | Finances and the real economy in Latin America Féliz Mariano has withdrawn new Paper | Understanding the foreign trade in postneoliberal Argentina: Economic growth and uneven geographical development, by Gonzalo Julián Yurkievich Session 4 | Thursday 09:30 | Finances and the real economy new ...

Samstag, 13. August 2011

link_ikon_rot Academia meets Activism - Vernetzungstreffen für Aktive und Interessierte

Netzwerke und Initiativen aktivistischer und/oder kritischer akademischer Stadt- und Raum-Interessierter (gesa mmelt auf dem Vernetzungstreffen „Academia meets Activism“ im Rahmen der ICCG 2011) 1. INURA Gegründet 1991 Stadtforscher_innen + Aktivist_innen Jährliche internationale Konferenz + lokale Gruppen Aktuelles internationales Projekt: New Metropolitan Mainstream-Projekt (Städtevergleich) www.inur a.org ...

Freitag, 12. August 2011

link_ikon_rot CHANGE OF PROGRAM - SPACES OF THE POLITICAL - THURS 18TH 13:00 -14:00

Due to changes in the program the panel discussion session 'Spaces of the Political' will now be moved to Thursday August 18 13:00 - 14:00 Room H6 Further information on the room will be available at the conference site. Confirmed participants include: David Featherstone (University of Glasgow) Matthew Sparke (University of Washington) Rory Rowan (Royal Holloway, University of London) This ...

Dienstag, 9. August 2011

link_ikon_rot Roundtable Discussion: Bloodland - geographies of and critical geographical responses to the 22/7 events in Norway

Following the dreadful events of 22/07 in Norway an additional roundtable session entitled: "Bloodland - geographies of and critical geographical responses to the 22/7 events in Norway" will bring together a range of panelist and an interested audience to discuss the events from a critical geographical perspective. Time: Wednesday, 17 August, 18:00-19:00 Room: 114 Panelists: Robina Mohammad (University ...

Freitag, 29. Juli 2011

link_ikon_rot Conference site

The conference will be hosted at the “Campus Bockenheim” of Goethe University Frankfurt. It is close to the city center and easily accessible. Registration / Help Desk First place to go is the conference registration desk in the „Studierendenhaus“. Here you will recieve among other things a program and maps which will guide you to all other places of the conference. Adress: Studi erendenhaus Mertonstr. ...

Freitag, 22. Juli 2011

link_ikon_rot #spanishrevolution – Mediterranean revolutions? - Emancipatory Struggles and Enactments of Resistance

Roundtable discussion August 17th, 2011: 14.00-15.30 Goethe-Univers ität Frankfurt aM, Campus Bockenheim, Room H 3 Chair: Michael Janoschka Department of Political Science Universidad Autónoma de Madrid michael.janoschka (a) uam.es http://www.michael- janoschka.de Participants : Ramón Espinar, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Jorge Sequera, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Vasilis Avdikos, University ...

Montag, 18. Juli 2011

link_ikon_rot Networking Meeting “Gender in Critical Geography” at the ICCG in Frankfurt

At the Critical Geographers' Conference in Frankfurt 16–20 August 2011, the AK Geographie und Geschlecht (German Commission on Geography and Gender) organizes a networking meeting “Gender in Critical Geography”. This open space event offers critical geographers with an interest in feminist geography and gender issues the opportunity to meet for a semi-formal exchange on current projects, research, ...

Samstag, 16. Juli 2011

link_ikon_rot 6. Internationale Konferenz “Kritische Geographie” Frankfurt am Main, 16. - 20. August 2011

Homapage ICCG Registration informations Die sechste International Critical Geography Conference der International Critical Geography Group wird im August nächsten Jahres in Frankfurt stattfinden. Nach sehr erfolgreichen Treffen in Vancouver (1997), Taegu (Südkorea; 2000), Bekescaba (Ungarn; 2002), Mexico City (2005) und Mumbai (2007) werden geschätzte 300 bis 400 kritische Wissenschaftler/innen ...