Michael A. Crang is the Head of Department in the Department of Geography at

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills ( Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_cha ...

. He is a Professor in

cultural geography Cultural geography is a subfield within human geography. Though the first traces of the study of different nations and cultures on Earth can be dated back to ancient geographers such as Ptolemy or Strabo, cultural geography as academic study first ...

, with his main research areas relating to the relationship between social memory and identity, theories on space and human perception of space as well as critical theories. He graduated from the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in 1991 with a

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in the

Geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Tripos At the University of Cambridge, a Tripos (, plural 'Triposes') is any of the examinations that qualify an undergraduate for a bachelor's degree or the courses taken by a student to prepare for these. For example, an undergraduate studying mat ...

and gained a PhD from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. He began working at the University of Durham as a Lecturer in 1994, becoming a Professor in 2011. Crang is the co-editor of two academic journals: ''

Tourist Studies ''Tourist Studies'' is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal that covers studies on tourism. Its editors-in-chief are Gordon Waitt ( University of Wollongong) and Caroline Scarles (University of Surrey). Tim Edensor is an Editor Emeritus ...

'' and ''

Time & Society ''Time & Society'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers across a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, geography, history, and psychology. The current editors-in-chief are Michelle Bastian (University of Edin ...

.'' He has also published several books on the topics of cultural geography, most notably ''Thinking Space'', which he co-wrote with

Nigel Thrift Sir Nigel John Thrift (born 12 October 1949 in Bath) is a British academic and geographer. In 2018 he was appointed as Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, a committee that gives independent scientific and technical advice ...

(2000) and ''Cultural Geography'' (1998). Crang is also the current chair of the Royal Geographical Society's social and cultural research group. He was a senior editor of the ''

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography The ''International Encyclopedia of Human Geography'' is a 2009 academic reference work covering human geography. The editors-in-chief are Rob Kitchin and Nigel Thrift and it contains a foreword by Mary Robinson. Controversy The development of ...

'' and co-editor of the ''Sage Encyclopaedia of Urban Studies''. As of October 2020, he has 81 publications. Among his most cited include '' Picturing practices: research through the tourist gaze'' in Progress in Human Geography (1997).

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Biography on Durham University's website
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