In this paper I build on my previous case-study focused research memorialization to develop a thesis for absence-presence evidenced in vernacular memorial artefacts, spaces and performances at variety of scales locations across the British Isles. make three key arguments: i) bringing universally significant experience absence through bereavement fore cultural geographies absence; ii) moving beyond representational phenomenological analysis artefacts focus critical attention contextualized...

This paper highlights the significance of spatial dimensions universal human phenomena bereavement. Grief, mourning and remembrance are experienced in mapped upon (i) physical spaces, including public private arenas everyday life; (ii) embodied-psychological spaces interdependent co-producing body-mind (iii) virtual digital technology, religious-spiritual beliefs non-place-based community. Culturally inflected, dynamic emotional-affective maps grief can be identified, as a form deep-mapping,...

COVID-19 has resulted in new global geographies of death ranging from cellular to scales. These are uneven, reflecting existing inequalities and failures governance. In addition bereavement, the pandemic generated varied forms loss consolation, as well negative positive affective atmospheres, whereby emotions mobilised politicised. Understanding these emotional-affective topographies ‘emotional-viral-loads’ is vital wellbeing, resilience, unfolding policy interventions locally globally.

This commentary outlines key social and cultural geographies highlighted by the current Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which evidence important opportunities for geographers to contribute i) understandings of life death during pandemic; ii) associated policy developments; iii) new theoretical insights. The pandemic has surfaced previously obscured or ignored deathscapes geographical inequalities. Social research can make a difference society capitalising on increased attention...

Abstract This paper draws on a case study of the Witness Cairn, at Isle Whithorn, Galloway, Scotland, to explore relationship between bereavement practices and expressions belief manifest in this particular place. The cairn is embedded historic contemporary Christian faith locality, has combined with its form, naming process construction, create space remembrance and, potentially, transformation. Using concept liminality, it argued that individualised micro-memorials found Cairn offer...

This paper evidences persistent gender inequalities in UK higher education ( HE ) geography departments. The two key sources of data used are: Higher Education Statistics Agency HESA for staff and students, which affords a longitudinal response to earlier surveys by M c D owell Peake women university departments, qualitative survey the community undertaken 2010 that sought more roundly capture respondent reflections on their careers, choices, status experiences. Findings show although gap is...

This piece introduces the set of articles assembled from our call for Rapid Responses to Women's March on Washington circulated in February 2017. Each addresses issues arising through collective expressions protest. The Washington, organized twin principles intersectionality and inclusion, acted as a flashpoint generation emergent spaces do politics differently. In search solidarity, tensions within groups among individuals shaped way which resistance protests were responded organized....

Building on embodied and de‐colonial approaches to geopolitics, this paper examines the relationship between forms of governance in municipal cemetery crematorium provision needs established minorities, arguing that inadequate infrastructure services can constitute harm. Crucially, it is contended impact not only living, but also perceptions wellbeing dead. Grounded a study four towns England Wales, identifies firstly how intersectional identity fundamentally shapes people’s experiences...

This paper examines the role of surfaces in pilgrimage practices and experiences two denominational cultural contexts landscape settings for Christian pilgrimage: a week Ecumenical walks Isle Man Orthodox to monasteries Meteora Greece. Surfaces are examined as dynamic textured platforms journeying stages performance ritual; part visual aesthetic multisensory embodied experiences; hermeneutical texts; perceived liminal thresholds through which divine might be experienced; tangible material...

Abstract This paper explores the significance of virtual space to bereaved, as a site remembrance and focus for mourning practices expression emotions. It is argued that in countries developed north west, such UK, where high proportion population are computer literate used working with communicating through technology, social networking sites, internet has been established normal place remembering dead. Remembrance part shaped by typical net terminology, well technological possibilities...

Religious pilgrimage has long been seen as an opportunity for, and means of, personal collective renewal, with that renewal traditionally pivoting on penitence leading to a fresh start born out of forgiveness, or the healing physical mental ailment. This paper explores new annual event week walks in Isle Man, within broader context recent work 'therapeutic' landscapes environments, addressing call for better understanding role spiritual therapeutic landscapes. Drawing participant accounts,...

A new body of scholarship on death and loss has emerged as a sub-field within social cultural geography. This work done much to draw geographers' attention questions death, dying remembrance likewise bring spatial perspective interdisciplinary studies. Whilst deathscapes have been framed geographical incorporating material, embodied virtual spaces, date Anglo-American European studies tended focus the literal representational spaces end life, sites bodily remains memorialization. With number...

Perigrinatio, the Latin term for pilgrimage was at heart of medieval Celtic church, but this understood and practised not only as a journey to shrine, more broadly spiritual journey, which could lead an isolated hermitage or peripatetic evangelistic mission. In paper, we outline beliefs practices broad assemblage known particularly interleaving pilgrimage, asceticism landscape poetics, how these have informed continued renewed sites early church by particular denominations, ecumenical groups...

While there has been a steady growth of women working in geography UK universities since the mid-Twentieth Century, are continuing challenges gendered career progression and professional interactions within contemporary discipline. These range from problems associated with employment precarity inflexible work practices, life choices obligations domestic arena, discrimination bullying, to less tangible norms cultures workplace. This paper discusses these inequalities light brief overview...

We identify and analyse practices management regimes around burial handling of ashes across eight case study towns within six Northern European countries. cemeteries crematoria gardens, majority provision for minority communities, including various types, cremated remains, the re-use graves, costs interments. Comparative data is drawn from analysis national local regulations, interviews with stakeholders, observations at gardens. The findings show significant variation in regulations...

“Deathscapes” constitute a growing field of research, yet the topic remains widely neglected within urban planning. In this paper, we examine adequacy existing provision for death, remembrance, and disposal body ethnic minority groups living in four British towns: Huddersfield, Newport, Northampton, Swindon. We show how needs are routinely peripheralized through lack acknowledgment diverse cultural religious needs. The paper argues that failure contemporary planning policy practice to...

This article acts as an introduction to the suite of interventions which aim generate belated conversation across geography on gendered violences. As such, it brings together and formalizes dialogue convened at Royal Geographical Society with Institute British Geographers(IBG) (RGS-IBG) Annual Conference 2013 theme ‘new geographical frontiers’. Organized by Gender Feminist Geographies Research Group part ‘100+’ series events marking centenary women’s admission RGS-IBG, a plenary panel...

This paper focuses on bringing to light the little‐known war work of women who used their geographical skills and training in service, principally under headings university teaching, contributing Naval Intelligence Handbooks working armed services Admiralty's Hydrographic Department. The research is based archive sources, obituaries other secondary as well a small number oral history interviews. placed context debates gendered boundaries public/combatant private/non‐combatant war, gender...