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In the (excruciatingly long, even for academia) process of getting this paper to fruition, It was very clear that Fuller is a controversial and somewhat divisive figure, but there's lots to admire about him, notably his radical thoughts on the city. So give it a read before you judge him....!

New in TIBG: 'Pandemic geographies of home: Domestic thresholding in response to COVID-19' by Alison Blunt et al. This paper introduces the concept of 'thresholding' to explore how internal & external thresholds are materialised through embodied practice. doi.org/10.1111/tran... #geosky

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online LibraryWith the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID-19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives....doi.org

📢December Issue of Area📢 This issue features Special Sections on 'Gender & Rewilding' and 'Participatory Historical Geographies' alongside papers on topics from Tibetan pastoralist perceptions of the pandemic to research methods for legal geography ⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754762...

'Participatory Historical Geographies' Special Section - out now in Area! This collection, guest edited by @ruthslatter.bsky.social & @ed-brookes.bsky.social, reflects on the increasing use of participatory methods in historical geography. Read here⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

2/ First up @ed-brookes.bsky.social and I have written an introduction outlining what participatory historical geography is/could be and why it's important. Read more here: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryOver the past two decades, historical geographers have increasingly embraced participatory methods to challenge dominant narratives and engage communities in the production of historical knowledge. T...rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

1/ All of the papers in the special section of #Area I have co-edited with @ed-brookes.bsky.social are now available online. All focused on #participatory #historicalgeography they are full of practical reflections on innovative pieces of historical research. Follow this thread to find out more!

Yes it was 16-odd years ago, and he's grown politically since then, but it exposes his Blairite roots. RHG was an icon; a brutalist manifesto that deserved to be preserved and cherished, not fed to the gentrifying wolves (I wrote about it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) /3

Brutalism Redux: Relational Monumentality and the Urban Politics of Brutalist ArchitectureBrutalism is an architectural form that is experiencing somewhat of a revival of late. This revival focuses almost purely on its aesthetics, but there is an ethical dimension to Brutalism that often ...onlinelibrary.wiley.com

He ignored appeals and listening only to the private real estate developers instead of the community groups. There were plenty of options available and he chose the most Thatcherite one possible, you can read work by @ed-brookes.bsky.social on the process here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... /2

Andy Burnham, when he was culture secretary back in 2009, refused listing for Robin Hood Gardens in London, affectively demolishing it. RHG was one the finest example of brutalist architecture and a really important social housing block, and he went all Alice Coleman on it. /1

Secretary of State rejects Robin Hood Gardens appealThe culture secretary Andy Burnham has sealed the fate of Robin Hood Gardens after rejecting an appeal from the Twentieth Century Society against the government’s decision not to list the ‘Brutalist’ ...www.architectsjournal.co.uk

Transphobe arrested: "we need to look at the laws, clearly something's not right" 80 year old vicars and disabled people carried off parliament square because they said genocide is bad: "these laws need to be tightened if anything"

Free speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says StreetingThe health secretary says ministers wanted police to focus on street crime rather than posts on social media.www.bbc.co.uk

Join us for a unique opera experience! Funded by the AHRC for the #FromNoahToNow project @uniofhull.bsky.social, this *free* event aims to raise awareness about flooding. Book for: Grimsby Minster 24.03.2025 lnkd.in/dwPpGfyz Hull Minster 26.03.2025 lnkd.in/dJaWTV36 #ArtsEducation #OperaInSchools

In Gaza we witnessed material scholasticide with the physical destruction of universities and people. In the US, we're seeing ideological scholasticide via pulling any critical funding, censoring keywords. In the UK, it's economical scholasticide via total starvation of funds and gov't inaction.

New paper in Area: 'Watery archives: Reflections on doing participatory archival research for climate action and audience engagement' by @hannahworthen.bsky.social & Claire Weatherall This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section on 'Participatory Historical Geography'. doi.org/10.1111/area...

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis paper is based on our experience of running a workshop at the Hull History Centre in the Summer of 2023 and reflects on the value of participatory approaches and co-production to open up access ...doi.org

Thrilled to see 2 more articles online from the Area special section on participatory historical geography I am editing with @edbrooks.bsky.social Congrats @hannahworthen.bsky.social (rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) & Lucy Thompson (rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis paper is based on our experience of running a workshop at the Hull History Centre in the Summer of 2023 and reflects on the value of participatory approaches and co-production to open up access ...rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

First post! I had a new paper published in Area @areajournal.bsky.social yesterday 🥳 "Watery archives: Reflections on doing participatory archival research for climate action and audience engagement" co-authored with my wonderful Archivist colleague Claire Weatherall doi.org/10.1111/area...

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis paper is based on our experience of running a workshop at the Hull History Centre in the Summer of 2023 and reflects on the value of participatory approaches and co-production to open up access ....doi.org

We're co-hosting our first pop-up Flood Awareness Centre with Living with Water partners in Hull city centre next week. Open 10am-4pm, Mon 25-Fri 29 Nov and 10am-2pm, Sat 30 Nov Drop-in or book on a free workshop, inc games, chat and a visit from Bear the dog! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-awar...