Writing/righting the world: Reflections on an engaged history and philosophy of geographical thought

Richard T. Harrison

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This paper argues for the relevance of the history and philosophy of geography and provides a personal perspective on the origins of the Working Party/Study Group/Research Group by one of its founders. Intellectually, the paper identifies the role of its history and philosophy as the construction and sanctioning of meta-narratives by which meaning is conferred on ‘geography’. Practically, the paper summarises the descriptive, normative and personal justifications for the establishment of the Working Party in 1981 in the context of Queen’s University Belfast as a zone of civility exemplifying the politics of hope in a militarised, segregated and sectarian society.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-32
JournalJournal of Historical Geography
Volume85
Early online date25 Mar 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2024

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • academic discipline
  • history and philosophy
  • biography
  • politics of hope
  • grand challenges and hyperobjects
  • posthumanism

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