Philip Crang
Philip Andrew Crang, FAcSS, is a British cultural and human geographer. Since 2005, he has Professor of Cultural Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.Life
Education and career
Crang completed his undergraduate degree at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in 1986. He remained at the University of Cambridge to carry out his doctoral studies; his PhD was awarded in 1992 for his thesis . After finishing his doctorate, Crang lectured at St David's College, Lampeter, and later moved to University College London, where he was Lecturer in Human Geography. He moved to Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2000 and took up the post of Reader in Human Geography. He was promoted to Professor of Cultural Geography in 2005.Honours and awards
In October 2012, Crang was elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.Publications
- Virtual Geographies: Bodies, Space, Relations.
- Introducing Human Geographies.
- Transnational Spaces.
- Practising Human Geography.
- Envisioning Human Geographies.
- British Asian Style: Fashion & Textiles: Past & Present.
