Madingley: half-century reflections on a geographical experiment

Abstract

It is now a half-century since the ‘new geography‘ summer schools for teachers were held at Madingley Hall near Cambridge. Here, this ‘experiment’ in school-university linkage is recalled by one of its surviving directors. The article looks back on the origins of the University of Cambridge summer schools and the evidence for their continuing impact. It suggests that geography has a dual (Type ‘A and Type ‘B’) structure with an essential tension between the centrifugal forces that split apart Type ‘B’ geography. ‘New’ geographies (as typified by Madingley) occur during short-term convergence phases when centripetal forces are stronger. The case for a ‘Madingley II’ today is raised.

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