Sethers
@sethographer.bsky.social
Geographer, Traveller, Teacher. PhD Candidate at the University of Tennessee.
https://sites.google.com/view/sethkannarr/
https://sites.google.com/view/sethkannarr/
Grateful to @derekgeographer.bsky.social for introducing me to @theconversation.com and providing me with valuable mentorship in writing articles. I’m five articles in and looking forward to writing many more in the coming years!
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Writing for The Conversation Adds to Scholarship ROI - College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty from UT’s College of Arts and Sciences reach millions of people with their research by writing articles distributed through news organizations around the world. Faculty from the University of ...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Grateful to @derekgeographer.bsky.social for introducing me to @theconversation.com and providing me with valuable mentorship in writing articles. I’m five articles in and looking forward to writing many more in the coming years!
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Looking for an awesome park-specific academic conference to attend this year?
If so, consider submitting a proposal to GWS Park Forum 2026, happening in Knoxville, TN this year!
Read the full CFP at the following link:
www.georgewrightsociety.org/parkforum-2026
If so, consider submitting a proposal to GWS Park Forum 2026, happening in Knoxville, TN this year!
Read the full CFP at the following link:
www.georgewrightsociety.org/parkforum-2026
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Looking for an awesome park-specific academic conference to attend this year?
If so, consider submitting a proposal to GWS Park Forum 2026, happening in Knoxville, TN this year!
Read the full CFP at the following link:
www.georgewrightsociety.org/parkforum-2026
If so, consider submitting a proposal to GWS Park Forum 2026, happening in Knoxville, TN this year!
Read the full CFP at the following link:
www.georgewrightsociety.org/parkforum-2026
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Big news for #conservation and cultural heritage! Seth Kannarr, Ph.D. Candidate @utkgeography.bsky.social explains how the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon earn the prestigious designation of National Park. buff.ly/Bm65LE4
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Big news for #conservation and cultural heritage! Seth Kannarr, Ph.D. Candidate @utkgeography.bsky.social explains how the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon earn the prestigious designation of National Park. buff.ly/Bm65LE4
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
📌 Should more historical and cultural sites receive national park status?
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Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs buff.ly/pctFoy7
Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
US coins showcase American identity and public memory through their designs. The America 250 coins just unveiled reflect the nation’s divided politics and history.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs buff.ly/pctFoy7
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Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia, which contains 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may become the newest U.S. national park. But here's the catch: the redesignation won't actually offer additional legal protection or funding for the site. buff.ly/3xXsR9p
What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out
Ocmulgee Mounds may soon be redesignated by Congress as America’s 64th national park. But what does this actually mean, and why does it matter?
theconversation.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia, which contains 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may become the newest U.S. national park. But here's the catch: the redesignation won't actually offer additional legal protection or funding for the site. buff.ly/3xXsR9p
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Today, the Interior Department rolled out one of the biggest changes to national park access and fees in years, if not decades, and it will reshape how people—both U.S. residents and international visitors—get into places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon.
#nationalparks #parkchat
#nationalparks #parkchat
National Park Access and Fees Get Major Overhaul in 2026
Interior Department makes annual passes fully digital, increases fees for non-residents, and announces "patriotic fee-free days"
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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Today, the Interior Department rolled out one of the biggest changes to national park access and fees in years, if not decades, and it will reshape how people—both U.S. residents and international visitors—get into places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon.
#nationalparks #parkchat
#nationalparks #parkchat
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While Trump may believe it’s ‘seditious’ for members of Congress to remind the US military that some orders might be illegal and shouldn’t be followed blindly, a survey of troops earlier this year found that most understand what the law requires buff.ly/Kq2TASq
Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands
A majority of service members understand the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
While Trump may believe it’s ‘seditious’ for members of Congress to remind the US military that some orders might be illegal and shouldn’t be followed blindly, a survey of troops earlier this year found that most understand what the law requires buff.ly/Kq2TASq
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Many members of the PASG attended the George Wright Society’s ParkForum 2025 workshop from October 20-23rd!
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Many members of the PASG attended the George Wright Society’s ParkForum 2025 workshop from October 20-23rd!
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
It was great to reconnect and be with likeminded scholars and practitioners who love parks and protected areas like we do!
Enjoy a few of the group photos we shared!
#GWS #ParkForum
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Students and instructors from GEOG 200: Environmental Issues in National Parks and GEOG 345: People and Environment spent the day at Look Rock along the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Students and instructors from GEOG 200: Environmental Issues in National Parks and GEOG 345: People and Environment spent the day at Look Rock along the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
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From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
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Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
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PhD candidate Seth T. Kannarr recieved the Warren E. Roberts Graduate Student Paper Award at the ISLPMC Annual Meeting! His paper was titled “Public Memory in Your Pocket: Analyzing Coins as Everyday Geographies of American Identity.” Congratulations Seth!
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PhD candidate Seth T. Kannarr recieved the Warren E. Roberts Graduate Student Paper Award at the ISLPMC Annual Meeting! His paper was titled “Public Memory in Your Pocket: Analyzing Coins as Everyday Geographies of American Identity.” Congratulations Seth!