Letter from the Editors

When You’re Green You’re Growing: Greenwashing and Speculative Urbanism in ‘Green’ CitiesLetter from the Editors

We are honoured to be the editors of the first print edition of Field Notes since 2019. It has quickly become a cliché to begin a foreword with a reference to the ongoing pandemic, but its impact cannot be overstated. The articles featured in this edition of Field Notes are a credit to their writers not just for their quality, but the context in which they were produced.

We are very proud to present a selection of articles that are provocative and nuanced, with critical engagement and precision on a wide variety of topics which capture the broad spectrum of just what geography is and can be. Three themes were developed over the course of the editing process to highlight the similarities and differences in our writer's perspectives--and within the discipline itself. The first, Urban narratives, investigate the discourses that surround cities: How do stakeholders advocate for their needs? What are the meanings of picturesque new city renderings? What are the ideologies that shape these visions of utopia? (Un)natural encompasses both physical and human geography by exploring aspects of both the built and natural environment alike, contending with the social construction of this built-natural dichotomy. Lastly, we selected a collection of papers centred on dispossession. As geographers, we are in a unique position to interrogate the social and environmental mechanisms and consequences of so-called Canada through scholarship. These papers present varying reparative and critical positions on issues of Indigenous rights and ownership and the colonial violence that is dispossession. We hope this edition paints a picture of McGill's geography in all its multiplicity.

Thank you to our writers and editors that worked tirelessly on this project to bring their impactful and engaging work to life for the journal. Thank you to our excellent graphic designer, Giulia Caruana. Finally, we are grateful to our readers for supporting not just Field Notes, but the next generation of geographers.