[csaa-forum] FW: [Iag-list] Call for papers: IGU Brisbane

[Chris Gibson]

See below details of a session at the upcoming IGU conference in Brisbane
relevant to those particularly with interests in creativity and creative
industries policy-making. Short notice, I know!

 

Cheers

Chris

 

 

[Apologies for cross-postings]

CFP: Creativity, IAG/NSGS/IGU Brisbane 2006
Co-sponsored by the Cultural and Rural Studies Groups of the Institute of
Australian Geographers

Session description:
The cultural turn in human geography has, inter alia, highlighted the
complex ways in which social and cultural factors are embedded in and
influence economic development. Creativity is just one of these factors. Its
role in shaping the economic fortunes of cities has been famously brought to
public attention by Richard Florida. Less spectacularly, perhaps, but no
less importantly, creativity is increasingly recognised as playing an
important part in the economic revitalisation and/or diversification of
rural regions. Yet a number of crucial epistemological and ontological
questions still surround 'creativity' as a topic of geographical research.
Just what is creativity? Is it a property solely of individuals or can it
also apply to collectives? What presumptions underpin policy-making on
'creativity'? What is the nature of creativity's spatial distribution, and
what factors influence this? How, if at all, do creative works (e.g. art,
literature) inform our senses and understandings of space, place and
spatiality? 

With these questions in mind, papers are welcome on a range of themes that
discuss creativity in the context of rurality and economic development.

Please contact session organisers to express an interest, and/or email send
abstracts by February 18. Abstracts are formally due to the conference
organisers by February 24 (see www.igu2006.org ).

Session organisers:
 
Dr Chris Gibson
Human Geography
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Wollongong
Wollongong NSW 2522
Ph: + 61 2 4221 3448
Fax: + 61 2 4221 4250
Email: cgibson at uow.edu.au

and

Dr Neil Argent
Division of Geography and Planning
School of Human and Environmental Studies
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
Ph: (02) 6773 2803
Fax: (02) 6773 3030
email: nargent at une.edu.au 




Dr Neil Argent
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
Division of Geography and Planning
School of Human and Environmental Studies
University of New England,
ARMIDALE, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 2351

'Phone: (02) 6773 2803
Fax: (02) 6773 3030
email: nargent at une.edu.au

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