The Ethics, Justice and Human Rights

Specialty Group

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The Ethics, Justice and Human Rights Specialty Group of the AAG exists to further inquiry into normative issues of relevance to geography, and to facilitate collaboration between existing AAG specialty groups and committees whose areas of focus touch on these issues. The overall intent of the EJHRSG is to support inclusive and informed discussion of ethics, justice and human rights issues by geographers as a legitimate and important activity throughout the discipline.

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[News and Announcements] [EJHR Listserv] [Officers] [By-Laws] [Links and Resources]

[View the AAG’s Statement on Professional Ethics]

• The EJHR Newsletter [2007] *new* [2006] [2005] [2004]

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Announcements

• San Francisco AAG Meeting Highlights

EJHR maintained an active presence at the 2007 AAG meeting in Chicago, sponsoring 25 sessions, including our fourth annual plenary lecture, co-sponsored this year with the Political Geography specialty group. Thanks to all who organized and attended EJHR sessions and events.

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• The Annual Plenary Lecture on Ethics, Justice and Society

2007 Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia

“In Our Sights: War and the Politics of Witnessing”

(Co-sponsored by the Political Geography Specialty Group)

2006 Cindi Katz, CUNY Graduate Center

“Chicken, Money, Job, Water: Katrina and the Scoured Landscape of Social Reproduction”

(Co-sponsored by the Urban Geography specialty group)

2005 Paul Robbins, University of Arizona:

“We Are the Elk: Ethics and Explanation in Political Ecology”

(Co-sponsored by the Cultural and Political Ecology specialty group)

2004 Don Mitchell, Syracuse University:

“Property Rights, the First Amendment, and Judicial Anti-Urbanism:

The Strange Case of Hicks v. Virginia”

(Co-sponsored by the Cultural Geography specialty group)

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EJHR-L, the Ethics, Justice and Human Rights SG Listserv

EJHR-L has been established to facilitate dialogue and the exchange of information about the geographical dimensions of ethics, justice and human rights issues. It is anticipated that the list will also serve as the primary venue for discussion and debate within the EJHR Specialty Group. This may include, but is not limited to:

* conference announcements and calls for papers

* the organization of sessions and panels at the AAG and other professional meetings

* requests for information, sources or teaching materials relating to the geography of ethics, justice and/or human rights

* discussions about matters relating to EJHR activities or procedures

* general discussions and observations about geography and ethics, social justice, and human rights issues in various geographical contexts

The discussion is unmoderated, but participation and posting are limited to List members (this helps to control spam). Any interested party can join the list by sending an e-mail message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ECU.EDU with the command SUBSCRIBE EJHR-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME in the body of the message. To post a message to the entire list, send an e-mail to EJHR-L@LISTSERV.ECU.EDU.

Should you have any questions or problems, contact the listserv owner.

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2007-2008 Board of Directors

Chairperson: Monica Varsanyi, Arizona State University (mwv13@varsanyi.com)

Secretary: Bill O’Brien, Florida Atlantic University (wobrien@fau.edu)

Newsletter Editor: Andy Walter, University of West Georgia (awalter@westga.edu)

Board Member: Joe Nevins, Vassar College (jonevins@vassar.edu)

Board Member: Maureen Hays-Mitchell, Colgate University (mhaysmitchell@mail.colgate.edu)

Student Board Members: Matt Mitchelson, University of Georgia (mmitchel@uga.edu)