This post refers to the first event in the Porous Archives series which took place in December 2024 – for the 2025 Practising Historical Geography conference (Porous Archives 2025) see here to register and the 2025 draft program is here.
11.50-12.10: Welcome and refreshments.
12.10-12:20: Introduction.
12:20-13.00: First speaker, Dr Ana Laura Zavala Guillen (Northumbria University Newcastle).
13:00-13:15: Postgraduate voices – Jason Irving (University of Kent)
13:15-13:50: Lunch break
13:50-14:30: Second speaker, Dr Paul Griffin (Northumbria University Newcastle)
14:30-14:45: Postgraduate voices – Farhan Anshary (Newcastle University)
14:45-15:00: Refreshments
15.00-15:40: Third speaker workshop – Dr Paul Wright (Newcastle University)
15:40-15:55: Postgraduate voices – slot still available
15:55-16:35: Fourth speaker, Dr Ivan Markovich (Durham University)
16:35-16:45: Porous Archives in 2025 and close.
Evening from 17:00: Social event off campus
Speaking slots at Porous Archives take the form of “postgraduate voices” (note: both postgraduates and early career colleagues are welcome to contribute postgraduate voices) – these 15 minute speaking slots are 5-10 minute vignettes where you describe an aspect of your research (which ideally intersects with the conference theme in some way – even if only tangentially), followed by a further 5-10 minutes of questions. You can use your vignette in different ways: to reflect on an interesting research experience, to ask for insights/ideas from the other attendees, to offer insights based on what you’ve been doing, to appeal for collaborators, a combination of these, or in a different way entirely. It is worth remembering that the purpose of the Practising Historical Geography conference series has always been to provide “a safe and nurturing space to support the practice of historical geographical research, enquiry and writing” and we warmly invite you to contribute your postgraduate voice in this spirit.
Reminder: This post refers to the first event in the Porous Archives series which took place in December 2024 – for the 2025 Practising Historical Geography conference (Porous Archives 2025) see here to register and the 2025 draft program is here.