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.
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PRESENTS
Sean Cadigan,
a professor of History at Memorial University.
"Geography Lessons: John Mannion, Rosemary Ommer, and Publicly Engaged History in Newfoundland"
This presentation will highlight the contributions of Geography to the development of a publicly engaged history in Newfoundland. First, it will consider the pioneering role of John Mannion in understanding the dynamics of settlement and community through oral history and student engagement in community research. Second, it will examine how Mannion’s work on Irish cultural transfer and adaptation influenced the work of Rosemary Ommer, informing her ideas about outport resilience. Later influenced by her work with David Alexander and the Atlantic Canada Shipping Project, Ommer pioneered the interdisciplinary study of rural neglect and concomitant ecological degradation that led to the cod moratorium of 1992. Her experience in such research made Ommer a determined advocate for a public scholarship in dialogue with communities and governments in a quest for social and environmental justice.
When: Friday, September 25, 2026, 1 - 2 pm
Where: Arts 2071
The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife has been selected for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize Longlist.
Congratulations to authors, Dr. Arn Keeling (Geography) and Dr. John Sandlos (History).
The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. It is one of the richest book awards for exceptional non-fiction about Canada, Canadians and the nation in international affairs.