Patrícia Silveira
patriciasgeo.bsky.social
Patrícia Silveira
@patriciasgeo.bsky.social
Brazilian Historical Geographer interested in archives, histories of geography and Colonial Brazil.
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Join the Society's Historical Geography Research Group for their upcoming conference: 'Practising Historical Geography: Porous Archives 2'.

📍 In person (Newcastle University) and online
📅 Friday 12 December

Find out more and register for free 👉 blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📯🌎Great pleasure to announce that the special issue "Historical Geography: writing, research and teaching" was published at the Terra Brasilis Journal, an open access journal. Happy to organise this issue with @drjn.bsky.social and Deborah Fontenelle.

journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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It is here! Special issue on Historical Geography in #TerraBrasilis Big thanks to @patriciasgeo.bsky.social and #Deborah Fontenelle for this collaborative edited journal issue which has been an absolute pleasure to work on. journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
22 | 2024 Geografia Histórica
journals.openedition.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
📯 The Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG - RGS) warmly invite you to take part in the Practising Historical Geography Conference in person at Newcastle University and online, on the 12th December 2025.

Register:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives

🗓️12th December 2025
@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social
Porous Archives
blogs.ncl.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Our special issue, ‘Liquid Worlds: Historical Geographies and Cartographies of the Sea’ is out!

sciencedirect.com/special-issue/106NCK35M97

Take a look at the issue’s contents below.

(Special issue: ‘Liquid Worlds’)

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November 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Spread the word! Happy to be part of this event which celebrates the life and work of the brilliant Brazilian historical geographer Mauricio de Almeida Abreu.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Vol. 89 is out!

sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-historical-geography/vol/89/suppl/C

Take a look at the contents below 🧵

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October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Are you using #maps in research?

Want to learn about their history and use as sources?

In London in late January?

Sign up for @ihr.bsky.social short course, Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place!

#maphistory #skystorians 🗃️
Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place
Discovery Course 1
www.sas.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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New in Area:

'Friendship in academia: A radically ordinary praxis?' by @smhall.bsky.social

This piece is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Dialogues in Radical Geography'.

doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
😥😥 the amazing Diane Keaton!
October 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
📯Very excited to see the new HGRG Newsletter! There is a special section to the ICHG in China.
Events, publications, grants and reports all in this wonderful edition. Enjoy!!
📖 Read it here: hgrg.org.uk/wp-content/u...
@rgsibg.bsky.social @treeseeker.bsky.social @lghgseminar.bsky.social
hgrg.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Call for applications - The J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography

Awards range up to £2000. The closing date for applications is 1st NOVEMBER. 
Apply here:  www.maphistory.info/harley.html

Please forward to others who might be interested.
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Registration for our hybrid autumn seminar programme—"Bad Habits"—is now live! Full details and registration links here: eepurl.com/jnswZs
September 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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📢 Call for Papers! 📢

We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻

We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#Historicalgeography #HGRG #RGS #planthumanities #envhum #Geography #history #archives
Call out for any events or news in the world of historical geography that you lovely people would like included in the next HGRG newsletter. Only a few days left before the autumn issue is published. Let me know!
September 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years in a Brazil prison for attempting a coup after losing the 2022 election.
Bolsonaro Convicted of Attempting a Coup in Brazil, Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted the former president of trying to cling to power after losing the 2022 election, including a plan to assassinate his opponent.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Super proud of this research group! HGRG at the International Conference of Historical Geographers in China!
Next stop of the ICHG will be Rio de Janeiro in 2028, save the date 🗓️🌎
August 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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How do we decolonise archives?

In this collaborative piece, researchers Christina Williamson, Beth Greenhorn, and Carol Payne and Inuit Elder Ann Meekitjuk Hanson reflect on the role of names in the colonial archive.
Project Naming
Explore the significance of Project Naming to decolonize archives and connect Inuit communities with their ancestral photographs.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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With our Annual Conference just days away, we’re sharing a few top tips from our colleagues at @globalsouthshub.bsky.social on getting the most out of the experience: http://bit.ly/4fzye96.

In keeping with this year’s theme, creativity is one of the best strategies!
How to Get the Most Out of an Academic Conference - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
First academic conference? Discover practical tips from early-career researchers to help you prepare, network effectively, & make the most of every opportunity.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
AGMs: join us!! Amazing debates and opportunities
HGRG on 21st August
www.rgs.org/research/res...
Research Group AGMs
Find details of the arrangements for each of the Research Group AGMs, along with information on how you can take part.
www.rgs.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said he wouldn't take orders from President Trump, in his first interview with The New York Times in 13 years. Read the full interview.
Brazil’s President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle
Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President Trump.
nyti.ms
July 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CFP Historical Geography at the XIII International Symposium about Space and Culture at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)in October 2025. 📚😍
July 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Save the date! The next International Conference of Historical Geographers (ICHG) will be in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 2028 ☺️🌎
July 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM