Workshop: SERIOUS GAMES for serious GEOGRAPHERS

SERIOUS GAMES for serious GEOGRAPHERS

Through playful methodologies and group work activities, in this one-day workshop, we will explore the potential of art-based methods and serious games for geography research in the Arctic context.

Registration

Registration form
Registration will open between the 6th and 27th of April. You are very welcome to attend either the lecture, the hands-on activities, or the full day program. Since we have a limited capacity for the hands-on activities (ca. 20 participants), the registration will work on a first-come, first-served basis. If we don't reach the limited capacity, you can join even if you haven't registered.

The Arctic context

Four main topics are themes for discussion during the group work activities. The selected topics are aimed at staff members and geography students, who are interested in developing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

1. Should I stay, or should I go? – Labour and migration issues in the North.
2. Is green energy, greener? – Implications of the energy transition in the Artic.
3. Who ‘owns’ the land? – Sami conflicts around land management.
4. Melting destinations – The future of culture, winter tourism and sports.

Recommended readings

Brunn, S.D. (2022). Geographers and sustainability: Five research challenges. Geography and Sustainability, 3 (1): 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2022.03.003

Chambers et al. (2022). Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations. Global Environmental Change 72: 102422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102422

Chambers, J.M., Wyborn, C., Ryan, M.E. et al. (2021). Six modes of co-production for sustainability. Nat Sustain 4, 983–996. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00755-x

Heras, M., Galafassi, D., Oteros-Rozas, E. et al. (2021). Realising potentials for arts-based sustainability science. Sustain Sci 16, 1875–1889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01002-0

Hilger, A., Rose, M., Keil, A. (2021). Beyond practitioner and researcher: 15 roles adopted by actors in transdisciplinary and transformative research processes. Sustain Sci 16, 2049–2068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01028-4

Solem, M.N., Boehm, R.G. (2018). Transformative research in geography education: the role of a research coordination network. The Professional Geographer, 70 (3): 374-382, https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2017.1385403

Student, J., Lamers, M., Amelung, B. (2020). A dynamic vulnerability approach for tourism destinations. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 28 (3): 475-496. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2019.1682593

Program - Friday 5 May 2023

08.30 – 08.45 Registration
08.45 – 09.30 Lecture: Serious games, seriously?
09.30 – 10.00 Fika (incl.)
10.00 – 12.00 Hands-on: ‘Rehab’ game in the Arctic context
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch (not incl.)
13.00 – 15.00 Hands-on: Art-based representations of the Arctic context
15.00 – 15.30 Fika (incl.)
15.30 – 16.30 Wrap-up – Final remarks

Participants

This workshop is aimed at staff members, BSc, MSc, and PhD students interested in geography. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.