Composing our careers: Susan Hanson's contributions to geography and geographers |
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Authors: | Victoria Lawson |
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Institution: | Department of Geography , University of Washington , Box 353550, Seattle , WA , 98195 , USA |
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Abstract: | Susan Hanson's career exemplifies the notion that our lives are compositions rather than predictable, linear trajectories. In this essay I argue that Susan's career is an empowering example of a collage of woven-together life experiences, substantive research interests, feminist values and progressive professional practices. I illustrate these ideas through three compositions that I trace throughout Susan's career: networking gender; caring geography; and reproducing geography. Susan's work connects and validates the diverse elements of our lives through her scholarship, her commitment to feminist values and her disciplinary leadership. |
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Keywords: | care networking mentoring feminist values leadership |
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