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Chairs(s):

Lauren Ashby, Syracuse University

; Jonnell Robinson, Syracuse University

Description:

Community geography is defined “as a praxis rooted in collaborations between academic and public scholars resulting in mutually beneficial and co-produced knowledge” (Shannon et al., 2020). At the heart of community geography is an epistemological commitment to using geographic inquiry to address pressing community challenges and working collaboratively toward systemic change. Community geographers are responsive to community-defined priorities and leverage participatory methodologies to engage individuals and groups who have been historically underrepresented or marginalized from decision-making processes (Robinson, 2010). Yet, a recent paper published by Ahmed Allahwala and Ajeev Bhatia (2021) argues that a theory of practice for involving youth and children in community geography is underdeveloped. Allahwala and Bhatia aptly state that “age has not received sufficient theoretical attention in community geography and we believe community geography would benefit from an intentional engagement with geographic work on young people, specifically as it relates to the development of flexible epistemologies and methods and their practical implications.” (Allahwala & Bhatia, 2021).

In an effort to begin a dialogue about involving youth in community geography research and practice, we seek abstracts that engage questions of how the community geography might better incorporate youth voices in community-based and participatory research.

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