Kia ora Mobilities Geographers,

A quick reminder that our call for abstracts for the upcoming joint Aotearoa/NZ and AusMob symposium, 3-4 December this year is closing soon, on 31th October 2018.

This joint event brings together mobilities scholars and practitioners from the Mobilities Network of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the AusMob’s Research Network for a two-day event. We welcome papers, creative works and experiments that explore mobilities in the form of narratives or stories, performance or movements, and artistic expression through empirical, theoretical or practical explorations.

The event will invite explorations across three streams of mobilities inquiry:

- Travel writing and mobilities

- Southern perspectives on mobilities

- Mobilities as a performative practice

Across the event we will be joined by keynotes including:

- Jen Southern (Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, UK)

- Ingrid Horrocks (Massey University, Wellington)

- Vicky Hunter (University of Chichester, UK)

The symposium will take place 3-4 December 2018 at The University of Waikato, Hamilton. Further information regarding on-campus accommodation (with special rate for attendees), meals, and travel will be circulated to participants after the CFP closes.

Please submit abstracts of 250 words by 31 October via the online form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9CO3yDxV1_5dg49kSCrNNKhanNnCoXk8kWfucxqWumL_fhg/viewform

For any further details or queries, please contact Maria Borovnik (m.borovnik@massey.ac.nz) and Kaya Barry (k.barry@griffith.edu.au)

Hope to see you there!

Karen Barbour, Gail Adams-Hutcheson, Maria Borovnik & Kaya Barry

Symposium organisers

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Dr Maria Borovnik

Senior Lecturer in Development Studies

School of People, Environment and Planning

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Te Kura Pūkenga Tangata

Massey University – Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa

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