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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · 4d

▶️ We’re organizing an #AAG2026 session on ordinary crisis & everyday urbanism.

📩 Abstracts due Oct 20

Send abstract (≤250 words) + short bio → [email protected] & [email protected]

#HousingCrisis #LegalGeography #Urbanism

A pdf with the second half of the pdf, saying: We invite empirical, conceptual, and methodological contributions that explore how crisis is lived and made, and how legal, political-economic, and infrastructural formations shape (and are shaped by) everyday urbanism.
Possible themes include:
Housing precarity, eviction, displacement & debt as ordinary geographies
Materiality of housing & infrastructures of insecurity
Everyday endurance, resistance & solidarity
Urban governance, austerity & normalization of crisis
Grassroots housing justice & alternative futures
Critical/experimental methods (ethnography, walking, mapping, audiovisual)
Comparative & translocal perspectives

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · 4d

📢 CFP | AAG 2026, San Francisco
Crisis between the Ordinary and Eventful: Housing, Material Conditions, and Everyday Urbanism

In many cities, crisis isn’t rupture—it’s everyday life.
Evictions, debt, precarity, housing struggles.
But also repair, care, solidarity.

@geographers.bsky.social #geosky

Schwarzer Hintergrund mit weißem Text: „Call for Papers – AAG 2026, San Francisco. Crisis between the Ordinary and Eventful: Housing, Material Conditions, and Everyday Urbanism. Deadline: October 20, 2025.“ With email addresses from both organizers: klosterkamp@geo.uni-frankfurt.de & cristina.temenos@manchester.ac.uk

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social · 12d

📢New Issue of The GJ!📢

𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡

September's Issue features the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section alongside 9 papers, 3 commentaries, and records of the 2025 RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony.

Take a look here ⬇️

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754959...

A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are eight tiles showing the Special Section 'Legacies of Austerity', with the names of papers in the issue. The names of the papers and authors are as follows:

1) 'Legacies of Austerity: Editorial Introduction' by Sander van Lanen & Sarah Marie Hall
2) 'Family Hubs and the vulnerable care ecologies of child and family welfare in austerity' by Tom Disney et al.
3) 'Relational legacies and relative experiences: Austerity, inequality and access to special educational needs and disability (SEND) support in London, England' by Rosalie Warnock
4) 'Lived experiences of utilities-based indebtedness in Greece: Tracing the afterlives of austerity' by Aliki Koutlou
5) 'Grassroots temporary urbanism as a challenge to the city of austerity? Lessons from a self-organised park in Thessaloniki, Greece' by Matina Kapsali
6) 'De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks' by Andrew Smith et al.
7) 'Austerity's afterlives? The case of community asset transfer in the UK' by Neil Turnbull
8) 'Austere futures: From hardship to hope?' by Julie MacLeavy

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

A big thank you to the panelists – Elsa Noteman, Jay Todd, Malene H. Jacobsen, Elodie Negar Behzadi & James Esson – for such an inspiring session! Hope to see you all soon again!

Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Leaving Birmingham, I feel re-energised to take these conversations back into my own work on law, housing, and debt, and to keep building the solidarities and collaborations that make critical geography not just a scholarly endeavour, but a practice of hope and accountability.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

The discussion cut right to the heart of what it means to do critical geography today—how we engage with structures of inequality, how we situate ourselves in relation to power, and how we make space for different voices, methods, and struggles.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

It was a powerful reminder of the intellectual and political commitments that shape our field: to question, to unsettle, and to imagine otherwise.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 30

On the train home from Birmingham after an inspiring @rgsibg.bsky.social conference, I’ve been reflecting on some of the many highlights of the past days. One that will stay with me for a long time is the @acme-geography.bsky.social plenary on “What is Critical Geography, What Can, and Must,it Be?”

Large lecture hall filled with geographers attending the ACME plenary at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in Birmingham. A panel of speakers sits at the front, with a presentation projected on the screen behind them.

View along Birmingham’s city centre canals on a sunny day, with narrowboats moored along the water, brick buildings, and a pedestrian walkway lined with trees.

City centre canals in Birmingham at dusk, with calm water reflecting the lights of nearby buildings and bridges, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you! ❤️

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Melisa Slep @mtslep.bsky.social · Aug 29

The panel “What Is Critical Geography, and What Can, and Must, It Be?” yesterday was so necessary to think about the futures we aspire to have - whilst having to address all sorts of emergencies now. Thank you @sklosterkamp.bsky.social for convening! #RGSIBG25

A photo of the panelists and convenors. From left to right: Elsa Noterman, Marlene H. Jacobsen, Jay Todd, Matej Blazem, Sarah Klosterkamp, Negar-Eloise Behzadi and James Esson.

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MHoussayH @mhoussayh.cpesr.fr · Aug 27

For those in Birmingham (I'm not): this will be real cool I'm sure.

Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 27

Tomorrow morning at the @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference, we are hosting a panel on “What is, can be, and must be critical geography,” organized as part of @acme-geography.bsky.social

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#geosky #RGSIBG2025 #ACMEJournal #CriticalGeography

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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · Aug 27

Call for sessions for the RC21 conference in Vienna, 20-22 July, 2026. Deadline for submissions: 6th of October 2025. rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-ses... #urban #sociology

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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to discussing Yu-Shan Tseng's Liquid Democracy at today's #RGS. An important read for anyone interested in understanding contemporary urban democracy!
@rgsibg.bsky.social

Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · Jul 7

Arrived today. Looking forward to discussing this @rgsibg.bsky.social in August! #RGS25

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 27

We are delighted to have Elsa Noterman, Malene H. Jacobsen, James Esson, Elodie Negar Behzadi and Jay Todd as discussant, whose reflections will help push the conversation further.

If you’re at RGS-IBG, come join us tomorrow morning!

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#geosky #RGSIBG2025 #CriticalGeography

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 27

Together with Matej Blazek, I look forward to opening a collective discussion on the responsibilities and possibilities of critical geography today—how it challenges structures of power, connects with struggles for justice, and reimagines worlds otherwise.

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#geosky #RGSIBG2025 #CriticalGeography

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Aug 27

Tomorrow morning at the @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference, we are hosting a panel on “What is, can be, and must be critical geography,” organized as part of @acme-geography.bsky.social

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#geosky #RGSIBG2025 #ACMEJournal #CriticalGeography

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Humangeographie | Human Geography @ Uni Wue @humangeowue.bsky.social · Aug 21

Vor einigen Wochen erschien das "Handbuch Mobile Methoden in der Sozial- und #Raumforschung" bei @transcript-verlag.bsky.social, hrsg. von Matthias Naumann und Anke Strüver (@uni-graz.at), u.a. mit Beiträgen von @borismichel.bsky.social und @sklosterkamp.bsky.social
www.utb.de/doi/book/10....

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔇We are currently working on a proposal for a symposium to @ijurresearch.bsky.social - if you are a #geosky person and work around #dept or the #housing question, please consider to submit something ⤵️

Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣 Call for Papers:
Debt Urbanism and the Housing Question

ℹ️ I'm putting together a symposium proposal to The International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR) with co-editors @sklosterkamp.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts 22 August 2025

🏹 Please spread the word!

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Thanks to everyone whose insights shaped this work.
We welcome your thoughts, critiques, and reflections.

📖 Read the full article here:
doi.org/10.1111/geoj...

#feministgeopolitics #legalgeography #ICC #geographiesofjustice

The Geographical Journal | RGS Research Journal | Wiley Online Library

This commentary critically examines the International Criminal Court (ICC) through the lens of feminist geopolitics and legal geography, highlighting how its structures reproduce global inequalities.....

doi.org

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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We also reflect on the role of legal and feminist geographers:
To trace the spatialities of international justice,
to challenge asymmetries of power,
and to expand what justice can look like—beyond The Hague.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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In the piece, we propose concrete reforms:
⚖️ Expand the ICC’s mandate
🌍 Decentralise legal processes
🗣️ Integrate local and survivor-driven approaches to justice

This isn’t just a legal critique—it’s a call for geographically attuned global justice.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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We argue that feminist geopolitics offers a way to think beyond critique.
By centering structural violence, intersectionality, and survivor-led approaches, we can begin to imagine alternative legal futures—more grounded, inclusive, and responsive to place.

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) was meant to deliver universal justice.
But in practice? It’s shaped by geopolitical power, legal formalism, and exclusionary procedures.

What does this mean for survivors, marginalised communities—and for geographers?

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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🚨 New publication #geosky!
Together, Alex Jeffrey and I explore the spatial politics of international justice in our co-authored piece:
“From The Hague to the margins: The ICC, feminist geopolitics and alternative legal futures”
📄 Now out in The Geographical Journal
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/geoj...

The Geographical Journal | RGS Research Journal | Wiley Online Library

This commentary critically examines the International Criminal Court (ICC) through the lens of feminist geopolitics and legal geography, highlighting how its structures reproduce global inequalities.....

doi.org

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Sarah Klosterkamp @sklosterkamp.bsky.social · Apr 12

This talk builds on my ongoing @dfg.de project:
„Zwangsgeräumt – Logiken, Praktiken und Vulnerabilitäten im Kontext von Entmietungsvorgängen in Zeiten der Mehrfachkrise“ (2024–2026) – more soon!

#urbanjustice #eviction #housingcrisis #courtethnography #criticalgeography #precarity