Want to learn more about human geography and city studies in practice? The department is hosting a year-long lecture series to provide you an opportunity to hear about geography practices and research from around the globe. We've invited a number of distinguised academics and researchers to share their knowledge and experiences from the field.
Please join us for exciting afternoons of lectures and discussions. Light food and refreshments will be provided.
Our speaker series consists of:
| Speaker | Title | Date and locatio |
| Solomon Benjamin Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Occupancy Urbanism as a way to expand the 'South' of 'Southern Cities' |
Sept. 30th, 2013 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
| Sayaka Fujii Division of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
Challenge of Reform and Renovation Projects of Public Housing in Japan: And What Can Be Learned from Toronto’s Experience? |
Oct. 31st, 2013 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
| Beverley Mullings Department of Geography, Queen's University |
Caribbean Youth, Urban Governance and the Right to the City |
Nov. 14th, 2013 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
| Serena Kataoka Social Welfare & Development, and Gender, Equity & Social Justice, Nipissing University |
Domination in and through the global urban |
Jan. 30th, 2014 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
| Aly Karam School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johnnesburg |
TBA |
Feb. 27th, 2014 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
| Wendy Cheng Asian Pacific American Studies and Justice & Social Inquiry in the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University |
Remapping Tourism: “People’s Guides” and Radical Popular Geography |
March 27th, 2014 3:00-5:00 PM MW 324 |
