This is just a reminder of our CFP for the following session - and thanks again to those who have submitted an abstract.
** Apologies for cross-posting; the topic may be of interest to some list members** 'Intergenerational and life course geographies in times of crisis' paper session AAG Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 April 2015 Session organisers: Helena Pimlott-Wilson (Loughborough University) and Sarah Marie Hall (University of Manchester) Session Theme The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 has had catastrophic impacts on global, national, regional and local economic geographies. These impacts continue to play out in the form of job losses, pay cuts and short-hours working, depressed housing markets, public spending cuts and the rising cost of everyday goods, meaning that, for many people, the future remains somewhat bleak (JRF 2012). In particular, the impact on people's everyday lives, relationships and practices is noteworthy (see Edwards and Weller 2010), and yet commentary on the recent economic crisis and period of austerity has tended to focus more on impacts to government, financial markets and business. This session aims to raise questions about the way in which the recent period of austerity affects experiences and ideas about the life course, the future and intergenerational relations. We are interested in both current lived experiences as well as imaginaries, including transitions in education, employment, housing and relationships, and encounters that are real and felt, abstract or imagined, and in/tangible. This session will explore all aspects of intergenerationality and the life course in the context of economic crisis. Topics prospective contributors might wish to address include, but are not limited to: • critical approaches to life course aspirations; • employment, unemployment and job insecurity (past, present and future); • dimensions of the education-to-work transition including earnings, job security, occupational attainment and working conditions; • coping strategies during, and experiences of, economic change; • changing understandings of the markers of child/adulthood. Being Involved Please send your title and abstract of a maximum of 250 words by Saturday 1st November 2014 to Helena Pimlott-Wilson (h.pimlott-wil...@lboro.ac.uk) and Sarah Marie Hall (sarah.m.h...@manchester.ac.uk). We will make decisions on abstracts by 3rd November. You will need to register online and provide us with your PIN for inclusion in the session by Tuesday 4th November.
