Geographies of Skateboarding – Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, UK

Jenson, Adam; Swords, Jon; Jeffries, Michael

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“…Jon Swords' research utilises visualisation of socio-economic data (Swords 2011), Kye Askins works with participatory diagramming in research and teaching (Askins 2008), Mike Jeffries draws on photography and comics in a photography based module, and Catherine Butcher uses a wide range of visual techniques in participatory appraisal (see www.peanutplus.org, and later herein). We have experimented with visual methods in a third-year undergraduate module 'Geophotography' and, less often, students have drawn upon photography and/or psychogeography mapping in Geography and Environmental Management dissertations (see Jenson et al 2010). Our informal observations suggested that students responded positively to these research and learning methods, revealing reflective creativity, engagement and learning.…”

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Geographic visualisation: lessons for learning and teaching

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This paper outlines a pedagogic project funded by the former GEES Learning and Teaching Development Fund, exploring students' attitudes to, and learning through, visualisation as a method of assessment in a core undergraduate geography module. Student expectations and experiences of this assessment, together with reflections on learning and teaching methods more widely, were investigated using participatory appraisal, and follow-up face-to-face feedback. Student perceptions of visualisation as assessment mixed an uncertainty about what was expected, with a sense that visual work might be comparatively 'easier'. Responses after the assessment recognised the difficulty of the method, the focus on data and the ability to address complex topics. Students also compared their experiences with visualisation to other assessment methods, with many finding the visual approach stimulating and effective for their learning, and module marks were higher than in previous years. We have retained the assessment in the module and extended some of the lessons, especially the use of show-and-tell critique sessions for formative feedback, to other modules.

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The Accidental Youth Club: Skateboarding in Newcastle-Gateshead

Jenson

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2012

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Skateboarders re-invent and interrogate the physical structure of cityscapes as they use spaces, buildings and objects for skating. However, skaters are routinely regarded by the civic and business interests who dominate city centre planning and regeneration as, at best, a nuisance and at worst an unruly and dangerous blight. This paper reports findings from a research project involving skaters which begins to unpick this stereotype. A participatory methodology combining mapping, interviews and observation was used to identify spots used by skaters in Newcastle and Gateshead (North East England). The key spots were characterized using four criteria: trickability, accessibility, sociability and compatibility. Findings reveal that two further factors temporal and relational dimensions are crucial to the journeys skaters embark on. Sociability was the one constant factor defining favoured spots. The study revealed a sociable, entrepreneurial, creative skate scene. Far from being a problem the skaters add to the social capital of the cityscape. The findings suggest that rather than designing out skaters from the city the civic authorities should work with skaters to sustain their scene as a positive benefit to city regeneration. Skateboarding and the City

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Tavole a rotelle e corpi in movimento. Geografie dello skateboard

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2024

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Per molte subculture, usi e rappresentazioni dello spazio sono elementi costitutivi, ma negli studi subculturali l'attenzione per lo spazio è stata nel tempo oscillante. Il presente contributo si focalizza sui processi distintivi di uso, produzione e rappresentazione dello spazio nella subcultura skateboard, indagando come chi pratica skateboard scopra, scelga e interpreti i luoghi, e come ai suoi occhi le caratteristiche di tali luoghi definiscano vincoli e possibilità per la pratica.

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Geographies of Skateboarding – Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, UK

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Geographic visualisation: lessons for learning and teaching

Geographic visualisation: lessons for learning and teaching

The Accidental Youth Club: Skateboarding in Newcastle-Gateshead

Tavole a rotelle e corpi in movimento. Geografie dello skateboard

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