Miriam Williams

Senior Lecturer
Geography and Planning
Macquarie University
Australia

Degrees

PhD, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours Class 1), University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Research Interests

I am an urban cultural geographer whose work focuses on care, justice, sustainability, diverse economies and commons in the city. In 2017 I commenced my current role at Macquarie University as a lecturer in Geography and Planning. As an emerging Urban Researcher I am interested in how urban life could be made more just and caring for people and planet. I am currently the coordinator of the Bachelor of Planning.

In 2013 I received my PhD from the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. This work was published in Antipode, Urban Studies, Area, Geographical Research and Cities. In June 2018 I was invited to present a Keynote at the Institute of Australian Geographers Urban Study Group Symposium on Cities of Care. This paper is now published in Cities.  In 2018 my paper titled Care-full Justice in the City was released online by the Antipode Foundation as part of a curated collection connected to the Association of American Geographers Annual Antipode lecture. 

My research explores everyday practices of justice and care in the city with a specific focus on community and urban commons. My current research focuses around five main areas:

  • Care-full Justice in the city
  • A Feminist Ethics of care and the politics and practices of care
  • Sustainability Practices
  • Food justice and community food initiatives
  • Diverse Economies, post-capitalist politics and commoning