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Beth Williamson is a PhD researcher at the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway University of London, funded by the Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership. Her research focuses on the Royal Geographical Society's historical attempts to standardize place names (orthography) between 1830-1919, examining intersections of imperial authority, linguistics, and geographical knowledge production.
- PhD (2021-present): Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
- MRes (2020-2021): Geography, University of Nottingham
- BA (Hons) (2017-2020): Geography, Northumbria University
Research Themes:
- Decolonizing geography through counter-mapping and non-imperial orthographies
- Colonial practices in 19th-century cartography and place naming
- Material legacies of imperial geography
Awards:
- Ede & Ravenscroft Prize for academic excellence (2019)
- Undergraduate Dissertation Prize (2020)
Academic Contributions:
- Field trip assistant for GG1032: Geographical Research & Field Training I
- Editorial team member for the Landscape Surgery postgraduate workshop series
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