Introductions

Welcome to Geographical Eclectica, an experiment in group blogging. Our mission is to use this blog as a forum for discussing, analyzing, commenting on, and even complaining about various aspects of geographical issues ranging from the popular to the journalistic to the scholarly. While we all have academic backgrounds in geography, we have very different specializations, interests, and perspectives. We hope this mix will be as entertaining for you as it is for us.

A little about our contributors:
Our current contributors are Gavia Immer, Globalfreak, Katie, and Placemaker. Here's a little about each of us.

Gavia Immer has just finished an MA in geography and has several years of experience as a GIS professional. His interests include physical geography and technical applications.

Globalfreak is finishing an MA in geography and an MA in sociology, looking to pursue a PhD in geography in the near future. His areas of interest include political and cultural geography, landscapes, and social theory and policy.

Katie is finishing an MA in geography and will be entering a PhD program in planning in the fall. Her interests include social theory, postmodernism, and the works of David Harvey.

Placemaker is working on an MA in geography with the intent to earn an PhD in the discipline. Her areas of interest are geographical phenomenology, cyberspace, place identity and place making, developmental geography, and urban design.

As this blog grows we hope to add more contributors. Keep an eye out for new contributor introductions along the way.