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James Tyner

@tynergeog.bsky.social

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Professor of Geography, Kent State University and AAG Fellow. Interests in Political Geography, Political Economy, Violence, Genocide, demonology, and the persecution of witchcraft

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Witches of Massachusetts Bay @witchesmassbay.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for talks on 17th century, in Boston & New England? @historicbostons.bsky.social has covered many topics, including Salem witch trials, Puritanism, war, slavery, indigenous people, Anne Bradstreet, money, & more, all by top speakers.
historicbostons.org/events

Events — Partnership of Historic Bostons

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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 5d

"The species is named after Inazuma, a character from the Japanese manga ‘One Piece,’ known for the ability to change sex between male and female"

Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science

Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon in this previously unknown species.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 9d

'as a rich and fascinating overview and introduction to British folklore this book is really essential reading for anyone interested in the subject. I know I’ll be returning to my copy again and again' - a lovely review of #Folklore on @shinynewbooks.bsky.social shinynewbooks.co.uk/folklore-a-j...

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 15d

Professor Joshua Inwood (@geogjosh.bsky.social) is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026!

Prospective students are invited to connect by email & attend our graduate information session on Oct. 23 to learn more about opportunities in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs.

Registration 🔗 lnkd.in/gEWHi4NK

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Laurie Parsons @laurieparsons.bsky.social · 16d

Just 6 days to go!

Don't forget to sign up for this incredible upcoming CCRG/ RGS event:

What does the rise of far right politics in Europe + the US means for climate policy?

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 Tuesday September 30th @ 7pm

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Climate change under political extremism

As far-right movements rise in Europe and the US, what’s at stake for environmental policy? Experts will discuss sustaining action amid political shifts.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 16d

New article from @stefcraps.com!

Ecological apologies: reckoning with grief, guilt, and multispecies justice.

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ABSTRACT
Focusing on British artist Marcus Coates’s Apology to the Great Auk, a short film documenting an official apology to an extinct bird, this article explores the possibility and desirability of political apologies for anthropogenic species extinction. While the apology presented in the film fails to meet key criteria, it nonetheless offers something of political value. Coates’s work constitutes an audacious and innovative attempt to leverage ecological grief and guilt to counteract dominant discourses that devalue more-than-human life; to redraw the boundaries of the moral, legal, and political community; and to imagine a future of multispecies flourishing. By interpreting Apology to the Great Auk through the lenses of environmental transitional justice, bad environmentalism, and ecological prefiguration, the article demonstrates its potential as an artistic project, and the potential of ecological apologies more generally, to help us think and work towards care, justice, and moral repair beyond the human.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17d

Publishing today!

From village rituals and fairytales to UFOs and fanfiction, witches, wizards and wickermen, British folklore is a living tradition that continues on.

Available from all good bookshops and online now.
@cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
@odavies9.bsky.social
#folklore #booksky

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Witches of Massachusetts Bay @witchesmassbay.bsky.social · 17d

Tonight. 7 pm @emersonwbaker.bsky.social on Stopping the Witch Hunts. Free. @historicbostons.bsky.social Will be recorded in case you didn't see this in time.
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Emily Mitchell @egmitchell.bsky.social · 19d

Beautiful #Ediacaran fossil light on the E surface at Mistaken Point 🤩

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 20d

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Girls just want to be in our history textbooks

Women are still largely missing from the history we teach in classrooms. If we want a fairer future, we must stop erasing half the past

observer.co.uk

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British Cartographic Society @bcsmaps.bsky.social · 22d

Call for applications - The J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography

Awards range up to £2000. The closing date for applications is 1st NOVEMBER.
Apply here: www.maphistory.info/harley.html

Please forward to others who might be interested.

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 22d

Offering an alternative to both futurism and communism, Russian Cosmism imagined a world where science and technology could conquer death and unite humanity.

Cosmism: The 19th-century movement to reach space and immortality

Russian Cosmism predicted the end of the world, and foreshadowed mankind's desire to colonize outer space.

bigthink.com

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 23d

Though little documentation survives capturing women's contributions to #cartography, @tynergeog.bsky.social & Judith Tyner highlight the significance of unknown legacies to the foundational "beginnings" of cartography as a #geographic profession during #WWII.

Read on: buff.ly/wqWMGY8

Screenshot of the journal abstract. Click the link to learn more.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 25d

"The U.S. agricultural workforce fell by 155,000 — about 7 percent — between March and July, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That tracks with Pew Research Center data that shows total immigrant labor fell by 750,000 from January through July."

'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers

They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.

www.politico.com

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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 27d

I'm honoured by the invitation from the FAO Right to Food team to present in this upcoming webinar on Unpacking Corporate Power in Agrifood Systems - with insights from my new book Titans of Industrial Agriculture. Sept 24 - 14:00-15:30CET

Link to register: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 28d

“Political assassinations come in waves…political assassinations create a process of escalation that encourages others on the extreme political spectrum to feel the need to retaliate.”

An expert on extremism what can be done to de-escalate:

‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence

Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the US, where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some form.

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Adam Csank @acsank.bsky.social · 29d

Come work with us! The University of Nevada, Reno is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Geography, with a focus on energy and/or water sustainability, and environmental justice. Details at this link nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UNR-ex...

Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Geography

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...

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Lindsay Naylor @lbnaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Come work with us!!
The Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences (GEOG) is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Department Chair at the rank of full professor with tenure--human geography specialization.
#geosky #geogchat

group photo of department under 100 years of geography banner.

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Witches of Massachusetts Bay @witchesmassbay.bsky.social · Sep 9

In case you missed it! Conversation with @emersonwbaker.bsky.social, Sara, Josh, & @historicbostons.bsky.social on 1692 Salem Witch Hunts & others.
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The Other: Understanding Witch Hunts, Part I, with Emerson Baker, Sarah Jack, and Josh Hutchinson

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Sep 9

Save 30% on #NewBook "Concrete Colonialism" by Diana Jean S. Martinez, which argues that the pervasive use of reinforced concrete technologies revolutionized techniques of imperial conquest in the Philippines.
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Cover of Concrete Colonialism: Architecture, Urbanism, and the US Imperial Project in the Philippines by Diana Jean S. Martinez. The design is minimalist with a black background that covers about 80% of the space. In the top-right corner, there is a fragment of a black-and-white image resembling a torn document or film negative, showing a neoclassical building and handwritten notes.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Sep 9

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.

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Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · Sep 8

Antipode volume 57, number 5 -- our September 2025 issue -- out now, including a seven-article Symposium, "A Global Era of Disposability: The Anthropocene, The Apotheosis of Waste" antipodeonline.org/2025/09/08/v...

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UF Geography @ufgeog.bsky.social · Sep 8

CFP AAG 2026 - Geography and civil war. @geographers.bsky.social Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 17-21, 2026. Paper session organized by Olivier Walther and David Russell. Proposed titles and abstracts and/or expressions of interest due October 15, 2025 anl.geog.ufl.edu/aag-2026/

CFP AAG 2026 – Geography and civil war

The goal of this session of the American Association of Geographers is to examine how space shapes civil wars.

anl.geog.ufl.edu

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Witches of Massachusetts Bay @witchesmassbay.bsky.social · Sep 8

Have you been to the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts? It's #1 for a historical home tour.
www.boston.com/travel/trave...

A Mass. historical home tour just ranked the best in the U.S.

A Mass. historical home tour just ranked the best in the U.S. according to Newsweek's Readers' Choice Awards.

www.boston.com

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Witches of Massachusetts Bay @witchesmassbay.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sept. 8: Understanding Witch Hunts part 1 with @emersonwbaker.bsky.social

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The Other: Understanding Witch Hunts, Part I

Renowned historian Emerson Baker and podcasters Sarah Jack and Josh Hutchinson explore Salem and more in this freewheeling conversation.

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Emerson W. Baker @emersonwbaker.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'll be discussing "The Other: Understanding Witch Hunts" with Sarah Jack & Josh Hutchinson of End Witch Hunts, tomorrow, Sept. 8, at 7pm, Eastern Time. What made the victims the 'other', how did they become the enemy? Free talk, sponsored by the Partnership for Historic Bostons tinyurl.com/mw6mtjb4

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Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 I'M HIRING! Please spread the word 📣

🔎 Looking for a 1-year postdoctoral research associate to support @sensory-lives-prj.bsky.social & UK-wide tour of a playhouse tent communicating neurodivergent children’s experiences of Temporary Accommodation.

🛜 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL488/p...

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James Tyner @tynergeog.bsky.social · Aug 31

Early morning walk

James Tyner @tynergeog.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thinking about Albert Schweitzer and this little European garden spider on my deck… the ghastly drama of life