"Doing" cultural geography/"being" a cultural geographer – reflections by an "accidental geographer" on practising cultural geography in the Netherlands

Abstract

This paper comprises reflections by the author on developments in cultural geography in the Netherlands. In so doing, it briefly explores the historical context of geography in the Netherlands and considers reasons for what could be construed as a "lagging behind" in Dutch cultural geography (when compared to the UK). The paper then zooms in on the local and personal context of the author at the University of Groningen, thus illustrating "a" Dutch cultural geography, impacted by research traditions and teaching contexts. Ways in which research here may materialise into interesting new developments in cultural geography in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) are proposed in conclusion. © Author(s) 2010.