*The Place I Call Research: Localizing Sociological Inquiry* *Call for Papers* *Deadline for submissions: April 16, 2018* Due to the impact of UCU strikes, we are extending the deadline for three weeks. Do not miss this opportunity to start building your CV in the most friendly of environments. This conference seeks to engage researchers across the social and medical sciences to discuss the role of place in their work. In particular, we are interested in exploring the ways in which methodologies are contextualized to tackle both new spaces and ‘old’ spaces in the flux of change, as well as the role of place and space within their subject areas. We are also attentive to the role of space and place within our works: the role of space in health and sickness. The conference will take place at the University of Manchester on 15 June 2018. It is an all-day event which will feature both academic papers and public events including a roundtable about sexual health outreach with community members, a public screening, and an exhibition. Attendance is free. We welcome submissions for 15 minute papers from doctoral and masters’ students and early-career researchers across multiple disciplines, especially sociology, nursing, public health, and counseling. Some of the conference’s key themes are: - addressing changing political and social contexts in our research - Spaces in in the body and bodies in space - new and old spaces: queer, postcolonial and online contexts across disciplines - Place ownership, homelessness and place-lessness and its impacts - how social, cultural, and community contexts affect our work; outreach - developing community-specific methodologies and research questions - how theories and knowledges are context-specific, as well as the potential for trans-contextual research - the existence and functioning of spaces of disease and healing - spaces of disability We encourage submissions that address these topics from varied quantitative and qualitative approaches. Abstract submissions should be between 150 and 300 words and include five keywords. Creative research methodologies are welcomed. Scholars are encouraged to reflect on local engagement in their papers. Deadline for submission is April 16, 2018. Website (and submission form): www.placemcr2018.wordpress.com. Inquiries should be directed at placemcr2018@manchester.ac.uk -- *Jaime Garcia-Iglesias* The University of Manchester Twitter <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=A_gZOKKCeUAotWHc_1i3ExusPJjGEVJhhejV5N6qNA9NlWOAvozVCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2ftwitter.com%2fJGarciaIglesias> ¦ Academia <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=Rgjwhvh-Nj7EqjH53AkxYFG265uqg53sa6xrihguJI1NlWOAvozVCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmanchester.academia.edu%2fJaimeGarciaIglesias> ¦ UoM <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=KcbFOtK5fr0gpIFVMAiLCtgC_VL8RmuFMCcZzQJqZwxNlWOAvozVCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk%2fsociology%2fresearch%2fpostgraduate-research%2fcurrent-phd-students%2fjaime-garc%25C3%25ADa-iglesias%2f>