In this paper, I raise, in polemical terms, several possible responses to the question ‘What next?’ in human geography. I am particularly concerned to address matters from a radical/critical perspective, and to suggest ways of moving current theoretical, methodological, and substantive insights more consciously (rather than tacitly) into wider circulations of dialogue and activism. I examine extant hegemonic relations of academic production and reproduction, the relationships between academia and the ‘outside’ worlds in which we operate, and conclude with possible steps toward the development of an effective counterhegemony both within and without the academy.
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