[il-talk] Disabiltiy and Geography paper competition

[Ryan Parrey]

Hi all,

Below you shold find the announcement for a writing competition for work on
disability and geography. I thought some of you might be interested in this
or at least know someone who is, please help spread the word...

*The Todd Reynolds Student Paper Competition*

*Sponsored by the Disability Specialty Group of the *

*Association of American Geographers *

*Call for Papers*


Students working on topics concerned with the complex and multifaceted
geographies of disability, chronic illness, aging, caregiving, as well as
alternate interpretations and experiences of differently-abled or
marginalized bodies encountering the same stigma as ‘disabled’ (e.g. obese
bodies, aging bodies) are encouraged to submit a paper to the 2014 Todd
Reynolds Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Disability Specialty
Group (DSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) .  The award
is named after Todd Reynolds, Ph.D. (1971 - 2008), a scholar with
disabilities who pursued important research in human behavior and hazards
geography.

The goal of the award is to encourage student participation in the
specialty group and to recognize outstanding emerging scholarship in
disability geography in all its complexity as mentioned above. The
successful student will receive a certificate and cash prize of $100, as
well as a ticket to the Awards Banquet, should the winner be in attendance
at the New York AAG Meet. Presentation of the submitted papers at the New
York AAG Meet is desirable, but not mandatory, neither is current
membership of the DSG or AAG. International submissions are welcome.

Papers prepared for publication, conference presentation, and graduate or
senior undergraduate courses, as well as entries written specifically for
this competition, are eligible for submission.  Each student may submit
only one paper.  The student should be the lead contributor to the paper if
it is co-authored.  The paper should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages
(including all notes, references, tables and figures). 12 point font is
preferred along with standard margins.

A cover letter should accompany all entries and contain:

·       Current title of the paper and a brief abstract (no more than 100
words).

·       Author and co-authors’ names

·       Academic affiliation

·       Faculty advisor for the paper

·       Mailing address

·       E-mail address

·       Phone number

*All entries must be received by March 1, 2014.* A copy of the paper should
be emailed to:

Ryan Parrey

Disability Studis

University of Illinois, Chicago

Rparrey at gmail



Dr. Joshua Evans

Centre for Global and Social Analysis

Athabasca University, Canada

*jevans at athabascau.ca <jevans at athabascau.ca>*


Students considering submitting are advised to contact Ryan Parrey and Dr.
Joshua Evans by e-mail in advance.  They will gladly address any questions
or concerns regarding participation in this competition.


Reviewers will be secured and their recommendations will be sent to the DSG
Board for the final award decision.



*Award notification*

The award recipient will be notified by April 1, 2014 and the announcement
made at the DSG Annual Business Meeting as well as the AAG Awards Banquet
in New York, should the winner be in attendance at the latter venue.  The
award certificate and check will be mailed to the winner shortly after the
2014 AAG meeting in Tampa, Florida.  Post-conference announcements will be
found on the Disability Specialty Group page on the AAG website and
the *GEOGABLE
listserv*, as well as other appropriate venues.

GEOGABLE DISCUSSION LIST:  For information on GEOGABLE and links to learn
more about managing your subscription, visit the following webpage,
*http://isc.temple.edu/neighbor/service
<http://isc.temple.edu/neighbor/service>*

For more information on the Disability Specialty Group of the Association
of American Geographers (DSG-AAG), recent and upcoming activities, visit
the Disability Specialty Group Knowledge Community Page on the AAG
website, *http://community.aag.org
<http://community.aag.org>*