Our Vision
Memorial Geography will be at the forefront of building connections with our dynamic societies and environments, and become the beating heart of collaborative and cooperative knowledge within and beyond the university.
Come study the world with us! The Department of Geography celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020-21 and remains the only comprehensive geography program in Atlantic Canada, offering BA, BSc., Honours, MA, MSc., and PhD programs. At Memorial, Geography aims to teach students how to investigate environmental and human systems using interdisciplinary, field-informed concepts and approaches. Our Faculty teach students theories, methods and analytical techniques applicable to a wide range of questions and broad spectrum of occupations and to foster a spirit of inquiry about geography. Our research encompasses local, national, and international interests, including climate change, Arctic communities, coastal governance, electronic waste, immigration, marine habitat mapping, microplastics pollution, resource development, and urban development. Visit our Research and Faculty pages to learn more, and read our most recent Research Report.
News
The Department of Geography at Memorial University invites applications for a permanent, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Physical Geography, subject to budgetary approval. The position will commence on July 1, 2025 on the St. John’s campus. Candidates must be fluent in the theory and practice of physical geography and should hold a PhD in geography or a relevant discipline. Our ideal candidate will be engaged in environmental change and/or coupled human-environment systems research. This hire is specific to applicants who are Black or a Person of Colour as per approval granted by the Human Rights Commission pursuant to Section 8 of the Human Rights Act.
The deadline for applications is January 10, 2025
For the full job ad and how to apply, see https://tinyurl.com/5a2t3xrh
Blue Box Seminar Series
Departments of Geography and Political Science Present
Green Hydrogen Projects and their Implications
Éric Pineault, UQAM
Green hydrogen as a new extractivism?
Éric Pineault is a professor at the Environmental Sciences Institute and Sociology Department of UQAM.
This presentation examines green hydrogen projects in Québec and the development of hydrogen-based infrastructures worldwide. What is the political economy and ecology behind this push for hydrogen production? How intertwined with fossil capital is the push to develop green hydrogen production ? What forms of extractivism are tied to green and not so green hydrogen production?
Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University.
Gender equality in Wind-to-Hydrogen projects: The Ultimate Hide-and-Seek Champion.
Dr. Camille Ouellet Dallaire is an assistant professor and program chair of Environment and Sustainability at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University.
This presentation will focus on wind-to-hydrogen in Newfoundland and the more than 2000 wind turbines that are moving through the NL provincial environmental assessment process. A key question is who will benefit from these projects, beyond shareholders. I will present the current state of wind-to-hydrogen on the island with a cumulative assessment lens and draw from critical geography to investigate how gender equality is and is not presented.
When: November 29, 2024, 3-4:30 p.m.
Where: SN 2025
The upcoming Harlow Program on Empire and Colonial Process, offered by the Archaeology Department
New Spring 2025 Harlow Program
May 5 - June 13, 2025
Explore the landscapes of Old Sarum and Stonehenge, visit the Roman Baths as well as a variety of other iconic sites and museums in York, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, Colchester, and (especially) London.
More information about the program can be found here: https://www.mun.ca/archaeology/programs/field-school--study-abroad-opportunities/
Please contact Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman