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How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography
Theory, Praxis, and Shaping our Future
9781035310753 Edward Elgar Publishing
Responding to increasing interest in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) in geography, Guo Chen and LaToya E. Eaves lead a rich volume of three parts from over 40 authors from leading geographers, diverse intellectuals, and advocates from various subdisciplinary fields and interconnected world regions. This book engages readers in historical and empirical facts and epistemic interventions from Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian-American geographies, as well as Women of Colour, queer, trans, and disabled geographers, offerings abundant practical examples on how to foster DEIJ, and introduces new directions and methods.
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Responding to increasing interest in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) in geography, Guo Chen and LaToya E. Eaves lead a rich volume of three parts from over 40 authors to represent cutting-edge scholarship and real-world examples from leading geographers, diverse intellectuals, and advocates from various subdisciplinary fields and interconnected world regions.
Examining the foundations of why DEIJ matters in geography, this book engages readers in historical and empirical facts and a number of epistemic interventions from Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian-American geographies, as well as Women of Colour, queer, trans, and disabled geographers. It also provides theory-informed, yet hands-on guidance on how to foster DEIJ across academia, through geography unit leadership, school geography, graduate students, undergraduate teaching, and mentorship for safe and inclusive fieldwork. Ultimately, this book envisions the future of geographical knowledge-making with most recent examples about how to embrace DEIJ in a wide range of fields, including mapping and geographic information systems (GIS), physical geography and environmental science, radical geography, human geography, and urban geography.
How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography is an important read for students, researchers and academics in all subdisciplines of geography, across human, environmental, and physical geography, regional geography, geographic methods, and geographical education, as well as those interested in feminist geography, decolonial and anti-racist geography, and critical geography approaches. The book is also beneficial to practitioners and policymakers aiming to foster DEIJ in higher education in the social sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities.
Examining the foundations of why DEIJ matters in geography, this book engages readers in historical and empirical facts and a number of epistemic interventions from Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian-American geographies, as well as Women of Colour, queer, trans, and disabled geographers. It also provides theory-informed, yet hands-on guidance on how to foster DEIJ across academia, through geography unit leadership, school geography, graduate students, undergraduate teaching, and mentorship for safe and inclusive fieldwork. Ultimately, this book envisions the future of geographical knowledge-making with most recent examples about how to embrace DEIJ in a wide range of fields, including mapping and geographic information systems (GIS), physical geography and environmental science, radical geography, human geography, and urban geography.
How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography is an important read for students, researchers and academics in all subdisciplines of geography, across human, environmental, and physical geography, regional geography, geographic methods, and geographical education, as well as those interested in feminist geography, decolonial and anti-racist geography, and critical geography approaches. The book is also beneficial to practitioners and policymakers aiming to foster DEIJ in higher education in the social sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities.
Critical Acclaim
‘Despite decades of committed work in geography, the aims of DEI continue to be tested and challenged. This volume assembles perhaps the largest, most diverse group of contributors ever in one volume– from various epistemologies, those who embrace multiple identities, academics, community activists, school geographers, university faculty, social theorists, and administrators to share their ideas and once again put DEI on equal footing with other geographical pursuits. Assembling such a group was no small feat. We can only hope that these ideas will get the attention they deserve and continue to further the goal of providing a roadmap to lasting, substantive change.’
– Rickie Sanders, Temple University, USA
‘At last, a genre setting book for geographers that engages critically with the broad inclusivity framework of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Drawing globally on diverse voices and experiences, the book not only makes the case for DEIJ, but importantly how we can make it more inclusive through teaching, research, mentoring, and outreach, while also outlining possibilities for what is next to come. It will be essential reading for those with a commitment to change within our discipline.’
– Linda Peake, York University, Canada
‘This powerful collection is a map to a better future for Geography and the Geosciences, laying out “what we know, what can we do, and what is next”. The authors present both the intellectual roots of geographers’ collective labor to grow a more just, inclusive, equitable and diverse field, and clear blueprints for how we can expand that work now and into the future. From the epistemic riches of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous geographies to best practices for reciprocal scholarship, inclusive fieldtrips, and classroom practices, there are chapters in this volume for every geographic subfield and every geographer.’
– Rebecca Lave, Indiana University, USA
‘This comprehensive edited book by a diverse group of geographers identifies the problem of severe underrepresentation in the field of geography; explains why this continues to exist; and advocates strategies to remove the barriers to achieving DEI and justice in geography. I recommend this book.’
– Joe T. Darden, Michigan State University, USA
‘This is a powerful book that reimagines geography’s future through the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. By bridging interdisciplinary insights and global perspectives, this remarkable group of contributors offers both theoretical and practical guidance on fostering a more inclusive and transformative geographic community for all students, scholars, and practitioners. Together, they assess what we know, what we can do, and what steps should come next as we move forward.’
– Ken Foote, University of Connecticut, USA; Past president and fellow, American Association of Geographers, Past president, National Council for Geographic Education
– Rickie Sanders, Temple University, USA
‘At last, a genre setting book for geographers that engages critically with the broad inclusivity framework of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Drawing globally on diverse voices and experiences, the book not only makes the case for DEIJ, but importantly how we can make it more inclusive through teaching, research, mentoring, and outreach, while also outlining possibilities for what is next to come. It will be essential reading for those with a commitment to change within our discipline.’
– Linda Peake, York University, Canada
‘This powerful collection is a map to a better future for Geography and the Geosciences, laying out “what we know, what can we do, and what is next”. The authors present both the intellectual roots of geographers’ collective labor to grow a more just, inclusive, equitable and diverse field, and clear blueprints for how we can expand that work now and into the future. From the epistemic riches of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous geographies to best practices for reciprocal scholarship, inclusive fieldtrips, and classroom practices, there are chapters in this volume for every geographic subfield and every geographer.’
– Rebecca Lave, Indiana University, USA
‘This comprehensive edited book by a diverse group of geographers identifies the problem of severe underrepresentation in the field of geography; explains why this continues to exist; and advocates strategies to remove the barriers to achieving DEI and justice in geography. I recommend this book.’
– Joe T. Darden, Michigan State University, USA
‘This is a powerful book that reimagines geography’s future through the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. By bridging interdisciplinary insights and global perspectives, this remarkable group of contributors offers both theoretical and practical guidance on fostering a more inclusive and transformative geographic community for all students, scholars, and practitioners. Together, they assess what we know, what we can do, and what steps should come next as we move forward.’
– Ken Foote, University of Connecticut, USA; Past president and fellow, American Association of Geographers, Past president, National Council for Geographic Education
Contents
Contents
1 How to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography: an introduction 1
Guo Chen and LaToya E. Eaves
2 Moving from theory to practice: operationalizing the American Association of Geographers’ Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s three-year strategic plan 17
Risha RaQuelle
PART I Understanding DEI and justice in geography
3 Racial and ethnic representations in geography and geosciences: cases of the United States and the United Kingdom 32
Demetrice R. Jordan and Munira Raji
4 Making space for ourselves: negotiating race, gender, and location in a white field 48
Anindita Datta
5 Black geographies 59
Khyree Davis, Suzanne Nimoh and Joshua Reason
6 Latinx geographies 73
Megan Ybarra and Lorena Muñoz
7 Indigenous geographies and the (un)reconcilability of academia? Challenges for making geography a more hospitable space for Indigenous scholars 81
Michael Fabris
8 Asian American geographies: from identity to epistemic justice 94
Laurel Mei-Singh, Wendy Cheng and Guo Chen
9 Internationalization and uneven global geographies of knowledge production and exchange in geography 114
Heike Jöns
10 Making space for queer and trans people in geography 130
Eden Kinkaid
11 (Dis)ability and geography 143
Jessica Martínez, Rose Shelor Moulton, Glen Norcliffe and John Radford
PART II Praxis and examples of fostering DEI and justice in geography
12 Using intersectionality and an ethos of care to advance belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion at the unit-level 157
Emily Skop and Wei Li
13 Decolonial and anti-racist school geography in England 170
Steve Puttick
14 Voices and praxis from students: from doing feminist geographies in the global south to intersectional feminism in the global north 181
Maria Anne Fitzgerald, Rhianna Garrett and Prashanti Sharma
15 Centering social justice in teaching undergraduate geography 193
Meghan Cope
16 Intentional mentorship for safe and inclusive fieldwork 212
Akilah Alwan, Blair Schneider, Christopher Gentry and Erika Marín-Spiotta
PART III Future of DEI and justice in geography: new tools, methods, and directions
17 Evoking critical and creative forms of mapping/GIS for digital and health (in)equity 226
Jin-Kyu Jung
18 Toward inclusive fieldwork and communities of practice in physical geography and environmental science: experiences from the CULTIVATE team in the UK 239
Lynda Yorke, Elizabeth R. Hurrell and Simon M. Hutchinson
19 Cultivating solidarity and trust in the field through the “spiral model”: engaging with communities from a radical geographical perspective 252
Kayla Edgett and Nik Heynen
20 Everyone has a story: creative pathways to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography 263
Heather A. Davis and Derek Alderman
21 Embracing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography and empowering communities in the South Pacific: the example of Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) in Suva, Fiji 275
Eberhard Weber, Andreas Kopf, Camari Koto, Catherine Musu Liolea, Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu and Sanjeshni Reddy
1 How to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography: an introduction 1
Guo Chen and LaToya E. Eaves
2 Moving from theory to practice: operationalizing the American Association of Geographers’ Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s three-year strategic plan 17
Risha RaQuelle
PART I Understanding DEI and justice in geography
3 Racial and ethnic representations in geography and geosciences: cases of the United States and the United Kingdom 32
Demetrice R. Jordan and Munira Raji
4 Making space for ourselves: negotiating race, gender, and location in a white field 48
Anindita Datta
5 Black geographies 59
Khyree Davis, Suzanne Nimoh and Joshua Reason
6 Latinx geographies 73
Megan Ybarra and Lorena Muñoz
7 Indigenous geographies and the (un)reconcilability of academia? Challenges for making geography a more hospitable space for Indigenous scholars 81
Michael Fabris
8 Asian American geographies: from identity to epistemic justice 94
Laurel Mei-Singh, Wendy Cheng and Guo Chen
9 Internationalization and uneven global geographies of knowledge production and exchange in geography 114
Heike Jöns
10 Making space for queer and trans people in geography 130
Eden Kinkaid
11 (Dis)ability and geography 143
Jessica Martínez, Rose Shelor Moulton, Glen Norcliffe and John Radford
PART II Praxis and examples of fostering DEI and justice in geography
12 Using intersectionality and an ethos of care to advance belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion at the unit-level 157
Emily Skop and Wei Li
13 Decolonial and anti-racist school geography in England 170
Steve Puttick
14 Voices and praxis from students: from doing feminist geographies in the global south to intersectional feminism in the global north 181
Maria Anne Fitzgerald, Rhianna Garrett and Prashanti Sharma
15 Centering social justice in teaching undergraduate geography 193
Meghan Cope
16 Intentional mentorship for safe and inclusive fieldwork 212
Akilah Alwan, Blair Schneider, Christopher Gentry and Erika Marín-Spiotta
PART III Future of DEI and justice in geography: new tools, methods, and directions
17 Evoking critical and creative forms of mapping/GIS for digital and health (in)equity 226
Jin-Kyu Jung
18 Toward inclusive fieldwork and communities of practice in physical geography and environmental science: experiences from the CULTIVATE team in the UK 239
Lynda Yorke, Elizabeth R. Hurrell and Simon M. Hutchinson
19 Cultivating solidarity and trust in the field through the “spiral model”: engaging with communities from a radical geographical perspective 252
Kayla Edgett and Nik Heynen
20 Everyone has a story: creative pathways to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography 263
Heather A. Davis and Derek Alderman
21 Embracing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in geography and empowering communities in the South Pacific: the example of Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) in Suva, Fiji 275
Eberhard Weber, Andreas Kopf, Camari Koto, Catherine Musu Liolea, Ratu Tevita Rarokolutu and Sanjeshni Reddy
