Cultural and social geographer interested in age, ageing and the life-course, non-representational theories and creative, participatory approaches.

West Yorkshire
Joined October 2013
My paper 'The taking place of older age' is out in @culturalsage. It is concerned with how the category of older age (oft. experienced as an ever-receding horizon) is made through representations, and the different ways people encounter and relate to it. doi.org/10.1177/147447402110…
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RGS-IBG 2024 CfP. 'New Geographies of Age, Ageing and the Life-Course' sponsored by @gcyfrg and convened with @markjwholton. Email details below. Deadline of 26th Feb at 5pm. Thank you!
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Dr Amy Barron retweeted
NCRM is running a one-day course on #qualitative methods for professionals working in the community sector. The course, Four Qualitative Methods for Understanding Diverse Lives, will be held online on 7 February 2024, and led by @AmyCBarron Read more: ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php…
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Registration is now OPEN for the next hybrid Gilbrea Seminar Series talk on Nov 28th at 2:30PM EST titled “the taking place of older age” by Dr Amy Barron (@AmyCBarron). Register here: shorturl.at/hlwFJ
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An excellent group at the first 'life-course geographies' lecture today, despite the 4-6pm slot! Shout out to the fab @BudworthPoppy for her introduction and teaching assistance on the module, and to @elliebarker25 for coming along to share her PhD research! @GeographyUOM
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Excited to share some work as part of the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Ageing at McMaster in November. Thank you for the invite! @GeographyUOM
📢Gilbrea is excited to announce our 2023-24 hybrid Seminar Series lineup. All seminars will be held via zoom, with the option to attend an in-person viewing session live in L.R. Wilson Hall, Room 1003 at McMaster. Registration coming soon. Save the dates!
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Weds 13th 11 - 12noon we have @aspect_network Methods for Change: Creative, Participatory and Design Methods Showcase. Find out how to use diverse social science, arts and humanities methods for creating social change. Register 🔽 zoom link after reg eventbrite.co.uk/x/706025119…
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PGRs/ECRs, Professionals interested in social science. Sign up to @aspect_network Methods for Change Showcases! Mon 11th Sept 11.30-12.30pm for quantitative, spatial, interdisciplinary, mixed, qualitative methods. Sign up 🔽 & zoom links after reg. eventbrite.co.uk/e/methods-f…
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Dr Amy Barron retweeted
Grateful to have had a chance to share some thoughts on young people’s activism across the life-course today - thanks @AmyCBarron for organising and to everyone who came to the session for great talks and thoughtful questions ☺️ #RGSIBG23
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Replying to @aledsingleton
@aledsingleton and I will be presenting on creativity in intergenerational climate change research 4:20 - 18:00, ICL - Skempton Building Room 307, Geographies of Age and Life-Course session. Join us! #RGSIBG23 @CadrProgramme @Ageing_SBDRP
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Dr Amy Barron retweeted
Today we present to @RGS_IBG #RGSIBG23: 'Creative approaches for understanding older and younger people’s perspectives of climate change' 16.20-18.00 Skempton Building Room 307, Geographies of Age and Life-Course, talk by @MerrynThomas @aledsingleton and hosted by @AmyCBarron
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This morning #geographer @Jamie_Woodward_ (@GeographyUOM) was on @BBCBreakfast talking about sewage dumping and the urgent action that needs to be taken to improve the state of UK rivers. #Geographerinthenews
.@Jamie_Woodward_: "We need to take away the incentive of polluting our rivers.. its still an incredibly profitable activity dumping untreated sewage in rivers" The solution is to nationalise the water industry and start running it for our benefit, not shareholders
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Putting lessons from the 'Beyond Older Age' resource into action today. Using collage with older urban residents in Tameside to understand relationships with place over the life-course. Access resource: amycbarron.com/beyondolderag… @GeographyUOM @GMAgeingHub @MUARG1 @MCC_AFMTeam
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🏙 Many cities aim to be more #agefriendly, but do they account for the diversity of 'older people'? 🔧 Dr @AmyCBarron has designed a toolkit for policymakers to help engage with diverse communities 💡 And create tailored, not 'catch-all', interventions ow.ly/HlIP50P2k4z
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🏙 Many cities aim to be more #agefriendly, but do they account for the diversity of 'older people'? 🔧 Dr @AmyCBarron has designed a toolkit for #policymakers to help engage with diverse communities 💡 And create tailored, not 'catch-all', interventions blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk…
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🏙 Many cities aim to be more #agefriendly, but do they account for the diversity of 'older people'? 🔧 Dr @AmyCBarron has designed a toolkit for #policymakers to help engage with diverse communities 💡 And create tailored, not 'catch-all', interventions blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk…
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Dr Amy Barron retweeted
🥳I am super happy to share that a short report of my PhD, ' Young people's activism in times of austerity', is now available to download! research.manchester.ac.uk/en… A short thread🧵[1/7]
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We asked Murchison Award recipient Professor Noel Castree from @GeographyUOM about how geography has shaped his career and his advice for those wanting to go into the field. Read Noel's Q&A: rgs.org/geography/news/murch…
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(1/13) Interested thinking about how human geographers work with the spoken word in their research? Then you’ll find this special section in Area @RGS_IBG useful rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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Fantastic to see this special section out in @RGS_IBG Area. Brilliant to be working alongside some great people. Thanks @Citiesandstuff and @RussHitchings for organising. @GeographyUOM
Fabulous to see ‘Working With The Spoken Word: Questioning empirical instances’ special section of @rgs_ibg Area now out with a really useful intro by @Citiesandstuff & @RussHitchings rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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