David Cooper
@drdavidcooper.bsky.social
Literary geographer writing about writing about place. Co-Director of the Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
‘Each time I’ve been to Fingal’s Cave, the sense of natural magnitude dwarfing human endeavour has been inescapable. Turner’s painting amplified the feeling: a luminescent, natural arch opening into the unfathomable past’: Fiona Stafford on Staffa.
October 1, 2024 at 8:40 PM
‘Each time I’ve been to Fingal’s Cave, the sense of natural magnitude dwarfing human endeavour has been inescapable. Turner’s painting amplified the feeling: a luminescent, natural arch opening into the unfathomable past’: Fiona Stafford on Staffa.
I’d encourage everyone to read this heart-breakingly beautiful piece by @wildtwin.bsky.social intoday’s paper & then, if you haven’t already done so, buy a copy of ‘Wild Twin’ from @littletollerbooks.bsky.social amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My father, a handful of spoons and his journey into dementia | Life and style | The Guardian
Looking through old cutlery was a safe haven for my dad after he became lost in ‘dementia land’
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September 29, 2024 at 8:04 AM
I’d encourage everyone to read this heart-breakingly beautiful piece by @wildtwin.bsky.social intoday’s paper & then, if you haven’t already done so, buy a copy of ‘Wild Twin’ from @littletollerbooks.bsky.social amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Predictably, at the end of Induction Week, I’m spending Saturday evening in bed having come down with some sort of bug. Can anyone recommend any good place/landscape/geography podcasts that can take me elsewhere as I feel sorry for myself? Thanks!
September 28, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Predictably, at the end of Induction Week, I’m spending Saturday evening in bed having come down with some sort of bug. Can anyone recommend any good place/landscape/geography podcasts that can take me elsewhere as I feel sorry for myself? Thanks!
Exploring the explorers’ maps: free hybrid RGS-IBG lecture by Katherine Parker on 28 October www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Exploring the explorers’ maps - RGS
This talk will discuss explorers’ maps with an especial emphasis on the collaborative effort that goes into creating them, an effort that often included Indigenous peoples. It asks what stories we can...
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September 28, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Exploring the explorers’ maps: free hybrid RGS-IBG lecture by Katherine Parker on 28 October www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
The Sound of the Fens: wonderful BBC Open Country in which Martha Kearney visits Helpston & Fen Edge to explore how the landscape has changed since the days of John Clare. Features Francesca Mackenney discussing Clare’s soundscapes www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, The Sound of the Fens
Martha Kearney is on Fen Edge in Cambridgeshire listening to the sound of the countryside.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 28, 2024 at 6:22 AM
The Sound of the Fens: wonderful BBC Open Country in which Martha Kearney visits Helpston & Fen Edge to explore how the landscape has changed since the days of John Clare. Features Francesca Mackenney discussing Clare’s soundscapes www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
‘I want to make some kind of gesture. An offering. A mark of passing. And to leave it here. Tied to the land’: about to re-immerse myself - for the nth time - in the extraordinary deep map of Richard Skelton’s ‘Landings’.
September 26, 2024 at 7:44 PM
‘I want to make some kind of gesture. An offering. A mark of passing. And to leave it here. Tied to the land’: about to re-immerse myself - for the nth time - in the extraordinary deep map of Richard Skelton’s ‘Landings’.
Just spent much of the train commute home dreaming of walking into this painting (‘Washdaybreak’, 2003) by Martin Greenland martingreenland.co.uk
September 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Just spent much of the train commute home dreaming of walking into this painting (‘Washdaybreak’, 2003) by Martin Greenland martingreenland.co.uk
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Delighted to see the new special issue of the Journal of Historical Geography out: Reflections on histories and philosophies of geography. Edited by Heike Jöns, myself, Pauline Couper & Federico Ferretti: #geosky
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September 23, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Delighted to see the new special issue of the Journal of Historical Geography out: Reflections on histories and philosophies of geography. Edited by Heike Jöns, myself, Pauline Couper & Federico Ferretti: #geosky
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Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023 - exhibition at The Map House - from 25 October to 30 November - exploring the evolution of London’s Tube system and the London Underground map. The exhibition will feature some of Harry Beck’s hand-drawn & annotated manuscripts www.themaphouse.com/exhibitions/...
Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023 | 25 October - 30 November 2024
25 Oct - 30 Nov 2024. A new exhibition by The Map House exploring the evolution of the iconic London Underground map over its 160-year history. The exhibition will include unique a unique collection o...
www.themaphouse.com
September 23, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023 - exhibition at The Map House - from 25 October to 30 November - exploring the evolution of London’s Tube system and the London Underground map. The exhibition will feature some of Harry Beck’s hand-drawn & annotated manuscripts www.themaphouse.com/exhibitions/...
‘The Outrun’: special preview screening of Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s remarkable memoir at HOME in Manchester on Thursday, 26 September homemcr.org/film/the-outru…
September 22, 2024 at 11:51 AM
‘The Outrun’: special preview screening of Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s remarkable memoir at HOME in Manchester on Thursday, 26 September homemcr.org/film/the-outru…
ICYMI: The Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University is keen to support applications for 2025 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships. Please get in touch via email if you’re interested & want to find out more about the internal selection process www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...
Fellowship opportunities
We're committed to the development of early career researchers and support outstanding candidates to apply for externally funded research schemes.
www.mmu.ac.uk
September 21, 2024 at 5:57 AM
ICYMI: The Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University is keen to support applications for 2025 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships. Please get in touch via email if you’re interested & want to find out more about the internal selection process www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...
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JOB: lecturer in Geography (f/t, perm). We're looking for a cultural geographer to join us at York St John Uni from January. Closing date 13 Oct. Details online at jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at York St John University: Lecturer in Geography
jobs.yorksj.ac.uk
September 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM
JOB: lecturer in Geography (f/t, perm). We're looking for a cultural geographer to join us at York St John Uni from January. Closing date 13 Oct. Details online at jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Apologies to those who already know this, but Hookland is a pre-enchanted landscape you already own. It's there for your use if needed or wanted. Fill your boots.
This is all Hookland. All me. It isn't a book and you already own it. Others have made it into novels and classical music suites and techno tracks, but all of this is just a pre-enchanted landscape for anyone who needs or want it.
September 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Apologies to those who already know this, but Hookland is a pre-enchanted landscape you already own. It's there for your use if needed or wanted. Fill your boots.
‘Making Geography Matter: Opening up the Doreen Massey Archive’ - a brilliant funded PhD at the Open University. Closing date: 7 January 2025 www.oocdtp.ac.uk/making-geogr...
September 19, 2024 at 6:11 AM
‘Making Geography Matter: Opening up the Doreen Massey Archive’ - a brilliant funded PhD at the Open University. Closing date: 7 January 2025 www.oocdtp.ac.uk/making-geogr...
Spent much of the day thinking about the past of the Portico Library thanks to the doctoral research of Michelle Ravenscroft; spent the evening in a trustees meeting & thinking about the Library’s exciting future in the centre of Manchester www.theportico.org.uk/reuniting-po...
September 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Spent much of the day thinking about the past of the Portico Library thanks to the doctoral research of Michelle Ravenscroft; spent the evening in a trustees meeting & thinking about the Library’s exciting future in the centre of Manchester www.theportico.org.uk/reuniting-po...
‘What we need to question is bricks, concrete, glass, our table manners, our utensils, our tools, the way we spend our time, our rhythms. To question that which seems to have ceased forever to astonish us…’ (Georges Perec).
September 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM
‘What we need to question is bricks, concrete, glass, our table manners, our utensils, our tools, the way we spend our time, our rhythms. To question that which seems to have ceased forever to astonish us…’ (Georges Perec).
Spent a wonderful day yesterday at the Liverpool Travel Seminar at the Bluecoat reflecting on & celebrating the field-shaping work of @timyoungs.bsky.social Many thanks to all involved for making it happen.
September 15, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Spent a wonderful day yesterday at the Liverpool Travel Seminar at the Bluecoat reflecting on & celebrating the field-shaping work of @timyoungs.bsky.social Many thanks to all involved for making it happen.
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Publication day for the new, expanded version of 'Marshland' - out now via Influx Press www.influxpress.com/marshland
'Layered London, black, funny, marshy, full of horrible vigour & hidden channels.' – M. John Harrison.
'Layered London, black, funny, marshy, full of horrible vigour & hidden channels.' – M. John Harrison.
September 12, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Publication day for the new, expanded version of 'Marshland' - out now via Influx Press www.influxpress.com/marshland
'Layered London, black, funny, marshy, full of horrible vigour & hidden channels.' – M. John Harrison.
'Layered London, black, funny, marshy, full of horrible vigour & hidden channels.' – M. John Harrison.
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The Cumbria Wildlife Trust fundraiser to secure and ecologically restore Skiddaw has just hit the half-way mark. Please donate if you can:
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @wanderinggaia.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @alexvont.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @wanderinggaia.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @alexvont.bsky.social
Help secure Skiddaw Forest - an extraordinary opportunity for nature | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
The purchase of Skiddaw Forest (including Skiddaw summit) presents an unparalleled opportunity for nature and Cumbrian Wildlife. With your help, this world renowned wilderness can be protected for nat...
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
September 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The Cumbria Wildlife Trust fundraiser to secure and ecologically restore Skiddaw has just hit the half-way mark. Please donate if you can:
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @wanderinggaia.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @alexvont.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @wanderinggaia.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @alexvont.bsky.social
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Here’s the paperback edition of A Book of Noises from Granta Books. It will be on sale in October
September 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Here’s the paperback edition of A Book of Noises from Granta Books. It will be on sale in October
Early morning commute to work: ‘This writing business is going really well as I’ve written over 500 words - all of them excellent - & it’s not even 8am.’ Early evening commute home after a day of meetings: ‘I don’t know what a sentence is.’
September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Early morning commute to work: ‘This writing business is going really well as I’ve written over 500 words - all of them excellent - & it’s not even 8am.’ Early evening commute home after a day of meetings: ‘I don’t know what a sentence is.’
Today has been spent travelling from Lowestoft to Romney Marsh to Dorset to the Upper Thames in meetings with some of our brilliant postgraduate researchers in the Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Today has been a good day.
September 9, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Today has been spent travelling from Lowestoft to Romney Marsh to Dorset to the Upper Thames in meetings with some of our brilliant postgraduate researchers in the Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Today has been a good day.
Here’s an updated link www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...
September 9, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Here’s an updated link www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...
The Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University is keen to support applications for 2025 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships. Please get in touch via email if you’re interested & want to find out more about the internal selection process mmu.ac.uk/research/fello…
September 9, 2024 at 6:05 AM
The Centre for Place Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University is keen to support applications for 2025 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships. Please get in touch via email if you’re interested & want to find out more about the internal selection process mmu.ac.uk/research/fello…
‘All my life I have restlessly been looking for a home, for a room. And it was here all along’: I’ve just been left breathless by the beautifully traumatic final chapter in Wild Twin by @wildtwin.bsky.social Published by @littletollerbooks.bsky.social on 18 Sept littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/lit…
September 7, 2024 at 8:17 AM
‘All my life I have restlessly been looking for a home, for a room. And it was here all along’: I’ve just been left breathless by the beautifully traumatic final chapter in Wild Twin by @wildtwin.bsky.social Published by @littletollerbooks.bsky.social on 18 Sept littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/lit…