Dame Sarah Jane WhatmoreDBEFBAFAcSS (born 25 September 1959[1]) is a British geographer. She is a professor of environment and public policy at Oxford University. She is a professorial fellow at Keble College, moving from Linacre College in 2012.[2] She was associate head (research) of the Social Sciences Division of the university from 2014 to 2016, and became pro-vice chancellor (education) of Oxford in January 2017. From 2018 she has been head of the Social Sciences Division.[3]
Born in Aldershot, Hampshire into a military family, Whatmore moved often - including Germany, Cyprus, and Hong Kong.[4] She studied geography at University College London (BA 1981), has an MPhil (Town Planning) in 1983 (Financial institutions and the ownership of agricultural land) and worked at the Greater London Council. She returned to UCL for a PhD supervised by Richard Munton (The 'other half' of the family farm: an analysis of the position of 'farm wives' in the familial gender division of labor on the farm, 1988) and lectured at Leeds University, Bristol University (1989-2001) and the Open University (2001-2004).[5] She lives in Upton, Oxfordshire.[4]
Whatmore began studying rural geography, gender and alternative food networks, moving into the critical geography of environmental issues at the end of the 1990s. She has questioned Marxist materialist approaches in favour of actor-network theory and feminist science studies. Her approach, laid out in her 2002 book Hybrid Geographies,[6] attempts to develop what she terms "more than human" modes of inquiry, and question the relationship between science and democracy. Hybrid Geographies has been cited over 1,800 times.[7]
Her research focuses on the treatment of evidence and role of expertise in environmental governance, against growing reliance on computer modelling techniques. It is characterized by a commitment to experimental and collaborative research practices that bring the different knowledge competences of social and natural scientists into play with those of diverse local publics living with environmental risks and hazards like floods and droughts. Her ideas were developed further in Political Matter (Whatmore & Braun eds. 2010).
Her critical ideas have been well received by theorists, but less so by policy-oriented environmental thinkers and traditional geographers less inclined to "theorise" human-environment relationships. Nonetheless, she has been a member of the Science Advisory Council to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and chair of its Social Science Expert Group; a member of the Science Advisory Group established to advise the Cabinet Office’s National Flood Resilience Review (2016), and as a member of the board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
Whatmore, Sarah; Braun, Bruce (2010). Political matter technoscience, democracy, and public life. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN9780816670895.
Gregory, Derek; Johnston, Ron; Pratt, Geraldine; Watts, Michael; Whatmore, Sarah, eds. (2009). The dictionary of human geography (5th ed.). Chichester (U.K.): Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN978-1-4051-3288-6.
Nigel Thrift and Sarah Whatmore (eds.). 2004. Cultural geography: critical concepts in the social sciences. London: Routledge.
Pryke, Michael; Rose, Gillian; Whatmore, Sarah (2003). Using social theory : thinking through research (Reprint. ed.). London: SAGE Publications in association with the Open University. ISBN9780761943778.
Whatmore, Sarah (2002). Hybrid geographies: natures, cultures, spaces. London Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. ISBN9780761965671.
Sarah Whatmore, Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe (eds.) 1994. Gender and rurality. London: David Fulton Publishers.
Philip Lowe, Terry Marsden, Sarah Whatmore (eds.). 1994. Regulating agriculture. London: David Fulton Publishers.
Sarah Whatmore. 1991. Farming women: gender, work and family enterprise. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe, Sarah Whatmore (eds) 1992. Labour and locality: uneven development and the rural labour process". London: David Fulton Publishers.
Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe, Sarah Whatmore (eds.). 1990. Rural restructuring: global processes and their responses. London: David Fulton Publishers.
Philip Lowe, Terry Marsden, Sarah Whatmore (eds.). 1990. Technological change and the rural environment. London: David Fulton Publishers.
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^"Whatmore, Prof. Sarah Jane", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^"Keble welcomes Professor Sarah Whatmore - Keble Geography". www.keble-oxford-geography.info.
^"Sarah Whatmore". University of Oxford Social sciences Division. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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Dame Sarah Jane Whatmore DBE FBA FAcSS born 25 September 1959 1 is a British geographer She is a professor of environment and public policy at Oxford University She is a professorial fellow at Keble College moving from Linacre College in 2012 2 She was associate head research of the Social Sciences Division of the university from 2014 to 2016 and became pro vice chancellor education of Oxford in January 2017 From 2018 she has been head of the Social Sciences Division 3 DameSarah WhatmoreDBE FBA FAcSSBornAldershot HampshireAlma materUniversity College LondonKnown forCritical geographyScientific careerFieldsHuman Environment geography critical geographyInstitutionsOxford UniversityThesisThe other half of the family farm an analysis of the position of farm wives in the familial gender division of labor on the farm 1988 Doctoral advisorRichard Munton Contents 1 Background 2 Scholarship 3 Honours and awards 4 Selected bibliography 5 ReferencesBackground editBorn in Aldershot Hampshire into a military family Whatmore moved often including Germany Cyprus and Hong Kong 4 She studied geography at University College London BA 1981 has an MPhil Town Planning in 1983 Financial institutions and the ownership of agricultural land and worked at the Greater London Council She returned to UCL for a PhD supervised by Richard Munton The other half of the family farm an analysis of the position of farm wives in the familial gender division of labor on the farm 1988 and lectured at Leeds University Bristol University 1989 2001 and the Open University 2001 2004 5 She lives in Upton Oxfordshire 4 Scholarship editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Sarah Whatmore geographer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Whatmore began studying rural geography gender and alternative food networks moving into the critical geography of environmental issues at the end of the 1990s She has questioned Marxist materialist approaches in favour of actor network theory and feminist science studies Her approach laid out in her 2002 book Hybrid Geographies 6 attempts to develop what she terms more than human modes of inquiry and question the relationship between science and democracy Hybrid Geographies has been cited over 1 800 times 7 Her research focuses on the treatment of evidence and role of expertise in environmental governance against growing reliance on computer modelling techniques It is characterized by a commitment to experimental and collaborative research practices that bring the different knowledge competences of social and natural scientists into play with those of diverse local publics living with environmental risks and hazards like floods and droughts Her ideas were developed further in Political Matter Whatmore amp Braun eds 2010 Her critical ideas have been well received by theorists but less so by policy oriented environmental thinkers and traditional geographers less inclined to theorise human environment relationships Nonetheless she has been a member of the Science Advisory Council to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA and chair of its Social Science Expert Group a member of the Science Advisory Group established to advise the Cabinet Office s National Flood Resilience Review 2016 and as a member of the board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Honours and awards edit2013 Ellen Churchill Semple award Department of Geography University of Kentucky 8 2014 Fellow of the British Academy the United Kingdom s national academy for the humanities and social sciences 9 Fellow Academy of Social Sciences DSc University of Bristol 2020 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the study of environmental policy 10 Selected bibliography editWhatmore Sarah Braun Bruce 2010 Political matter technoscience democracy and public life Minneapolis Minnesota University of Minnesota Press ISBN 9780816670895 Gregory Derek Johnston Ron Pratt Geraldine Watts Michael Whatmore Sarah eds 2009 The dictionary of human geography 5th ed Chichester U K Wiley Blackwell ISBN 978 1 4051 3288 6 Nigel Thrift and Sarah Whatmore eds 2004 Cultural geography critical concepts in the social sciences London Routledge Pryke Michael Rose Gillian Whatmore Sarah 2003 Using social theory thinking through research Reprint ed London SAGE Publications in association with the Open University ISBN 9780761943778 Whatmore Sarah 2002 Hybrid geographies natures cultures spaces London Thousand Oaks California SAGE Publications ISBN 9780761965671 Sarah Whatmore Terry Marsden Philip Lowe eds 1994 Gender and rurality London David Fulton Publishers Philip Lowe Terry Marsden Sarah Whatmore eds 1994 Regulating agriculture London David Fulton Publishers Sarah Whatmore 1991 Farming women gender work and family enterprise Basingstoke Macmillan Terry Marsden Philip Lowe Sarah Whatmore eds 1992 Labour and locality uneven development and the rural labour process London David Fulton Publishers Terry Marsden Philip Lowe Sarah Whatmore eds 1990 Rural restructuring global processes and their responses London David Fulton Publishers Philip Lowe Terry Marsden Sarah Whatmore eds 1990 Technological change and the rural environment London David Fulton Publishers References edit Whatmore Prof Sarah Jane Who s Who online edition Oxford University Press December 2017 Retrieved 5 July 2018 Keble welcomes Professor Sarah Whatmore Keble Geography www keble oxford geography info Sarah Whatmore University of Oxford Social sciences Division Retrieved 4 October 2018 a b Midday abc net au White Chris Professor Sarah Whatmore Staff School of Geography and the 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