Imagining Detroit Geographies (click for a pdf) was a presentation given by Kevin S. Fox at Pecha Kucha Night Detroit Vol. 28 in conjunction with the 24th Annual Congress for the New Urbanism. The theme was “The Transforming City.”
In the show’s 19th episode we test locals on their knowledge of the country of Paraguay while locating their own geographical imaginations along the way. We also invite two of the three Paraguayans living in Salzburg, the musicians Francisco González and Raúl Rolón, to share traditional Paraguayan music and discuss–in English, Spanish and Jopará–cultural geographical mixing between Paraguay and Austria. (Photo by Sonia Ibáñez)
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Geographical Imaginations takes the show on the road next week for the Easter holidays. We visit the Slovak Republic and southern Poland and, no doubt, will expand our ways of thinking about the region. As part of our commitment to cross-cultural exchange and doing public geography we will give two short talks along the way.
On March 28th, Kevin S. Fox will present MAKING PUBLIC GEOGRAPHIES at Pecha Kucha Night Bardejov Vol. 5 in Bardejov, Slovakia. See here for more details:https://www.facebook.com/events/931632140245798/.
On March 31st at Pecha Kucha Night Katowice (Poland) Vol. 15 Sonia Ibáñez joins Kevin for an exploration of self and landscape along the Appalachian Trail in FOOTPRINTING AMERICA . For more details check out their event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1052059574817519/.
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Here the Christmas season is not only St. Nick and the Krampus. Geographical Imaginations continues to explore Alpine cultural practices with weekend visits to Adventmarkts in the area. Here Kevin S. Fox is pictured with Sonia Ibáñez, contributing photographer and partner in crime, at the Schloss Glanegg at the foot of the Untersberg.
Geographical Imaginations will take a break this 4th Saturday of December and replay our pilot episode, the first, where we outlined the show and discussed the Keyword: Geographical Imagination. Please listen to us again in the New Year as we explore a variety of questions and themes that help us better understand the shape and size of the spaces and places that inform the way in which we imagine the world. In the coming months we will look at UNESCO cultural heritage designation, the Voyage of St. Brendan, rhythmanalysis, pedagogy and more….
From the show the warmest wishes for a Happy New Year! We hope your own imagination expands enormously in the coming year.
Geographical Imaginations was recently included on Fräulein Flora’s list of Top 5 favorite radio shows broadcasting from Radio Fabrik, our home station here in Salzburg. As you will remember from EPISODE FOUR “Little Stories” Fräulein Flora’s Favourite Hangouts started as an alternative mapping guide of Salzburg’s little known hangouts and spots found off the normal tourist route. Flora was literally mapping out the stories and anecdotes of this city for both the newcomer and native to include on their mental map of Salzburg. After months and months of hard work and commitment to their vision Eva Krallinger and Matthias Gruber–and Flora, of course–now frame and shape a diversified and eclectic way of knowing the City of Mozart through an extended online presence that includes hundreds of tips for things to do here. Their project offers up a fresh geographical imagination for a city with so much tradition. For the entire article and their website click here.