Megan Rosemary Taylor

Contact

• workRoom A28 Sir Clive Granger Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• arymrt@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

Geographies of Violence (Y3): Teaching Assistant.

Berlin Field-course (Y3): Demonstrator

Lake District Field-course (Y1): Demonstrator

Political Geography "In Conversation With" (Y2): Workshop Contributor

Research Summary

My current PhD project concerns the political geographies of reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. With a particular focus on Rwanda's 'reconciliation villages', the project explores the ways in… read more

Current Research

My current PhD project concerns the political geographies of reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. With a particular focus on Rwanda's 'reconciliation villages', the project explores the ways in which these villages have become articulations of the state's vision of post-genocide Rwanda, alongside their function as objects of peace and forgiveness.

Past Research

My Undergraduate dissertation in Liberal Arts (Geography) concerned the 'Statue Wars' debate. By exploring Britain's cultural landscape, and the politics of space more broadly, I sought to demonstrate how imperialism had become naturalised within Britain's commemorative fabric.

Using this interdisciplinary foundation, my MRes thesis explored the Rwandan genocide and photography. By critically analysing what it means to photograph atrocity, my research explored the nature and ethics of photographic representation. I sought to establish what method(s) of representation, if any, were able to overcome the moral ambiguities of photojournalism and other forms of photographic production.