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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 2d

Jen Rose Smith, "Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic" (Duke UP, 2025) - New Books Network

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 2d

so happy to have this conversation with ever brilliant chrystel oloukoï for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 6d

Jen Rose Smith, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic - @dukepress.bsky.social, May 2025
www.dukeupress.edu/ice-geograph...

@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Chrystel Oloukoi.
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Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 5d

thank you for sharing!

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 13d

thanks, Joe!! big hugs

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 13d

thanks for featuring my new book!
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 13d

Today we are highlighting @sprucehen.bsky.social's new book, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race & Indigeneity in the Arctic ( @dukepress.bsky.social 2025)

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#envhist #geography #books #ice #arctic

New Book - Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race & Indigeneity in the Arctic

Ice Geographies examines Arctic colonial politics, emphasizing ice as racialized geography, Indigenous knowledge, slowness, and questioning certainty in research practices.

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 16d

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Aug 18

Throughout a career that has spanned nearly four decades and encompasses photography, conceptual practices, collage, sculpture, and now painting, Lorna Simpson has created works of art that resist quick and easy reads.

The Art and Genius of Lorna Simpson

A new at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tracks what has changed and what has remained the same in the artist’s work.

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · 25d

what a beautiful cover, @jmcmaster29.bsky.social !

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Courtney Berger @ccberg.bsky.social · Sep 5

Took a break from #4S2025 to visit Elliott Bay Books. It’s always fun to see @dukepress.bsky.social books out in the wild! 🧊🔥

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Aug 15

so moved by this review of my book -- AwA'ahdah for this careful engaged read of my work!
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Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race & Indigeneity in the Arctic

Published in The AAG Review of Books (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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TIBG @tibg.bsky.social · Aug 1

New in Transactions:

'Edward Curtis & the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899: Thinking beyond the portrait for land and landscape' by @sprucehen.bsky.social

This paper analyses the career of photographer Edward Curtis & his relationship with naturalist George Bird Grinnell

doi.org/10.1111/tran...

A historic black and white photograph of the 'Harriman' glacier with mountains in the distance.

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 31

thank you so much! : )

Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 31

this Transactions piece had been in the slow cooker for many years I'm so glad that it's out!

Daniel Cockayne @dcockayne.bsky.social · Jul 8

This looks fascinating - excited to check out more of Smith's work! Her recent paper from Transactions also looks excellent: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 30

thanks, Maya!

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 29

AwA'ahdah, Jimmy!!! so good to hear from you I hope things are going well on your end 💟

Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 27

www.darciebernhardt.com

Darcie Bernhardt

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Really excited to start reading @sprucehen.bsky.social 's new book 'Ice Geographies'! From reading the prologue I can tell this is exactly the kind of narrative I hope to see more of in the coming years - and I'm sure this book'll help achieve that :) Plus the cover art is wonderful!

Cover of Jen Rose Smith's Ice Geographies book, featuring blue, white, and pink swirls (detail from artist Darcie Bernhardt's Beluga Hunting.

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 27

wow thanks so much! I love the cover art, too. it's by Darcie Bernhardt I linked their website and you can find them on instagram @ouiyaghasiak if you want to support their practice! your work sounds so fascinating, can't wait to read what you've got up on your website.

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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · Jul 8

What looks like an amazing book by a brilliant Indigenous scholar is on sale through the link below (and blurbed by the greats @hiokinai.bsky.social Hi'i Hobart and @brdemuth.bsky.social Bathsheba Demuth). Arctic governance and colonial administration are the most fascinating topics!

Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jun 24

hi if you're trying to buy my book while Duke Press is transitioning to a new distribution warehouse, you can find it at the link below, thanks for your interest! it will be available again through DUP after July 7th. folks in canada you can also buy it through the university of toronto press

Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic

The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jul 8

thanks so much for sharing!

Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · Jun 24

hi if you're trying to buy my book while Duke Press is transitioning to a new distribution warehouse, you can find it at the link below, thanks for your interest! it will be available again through DUP after July 7th. folks in canada you can also buy it through the university of toronto press

Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic

The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic

bookshop.org

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Bathsheba Demuth @brdemuth.bsky.social · May 14

Yesterday was an extremely good mail day — perfect timing as it was official pub day for @sprucehen.bsky.social ‘s gorgeous new book 💕❄️🎉
#envhist #envhum

Cover of Jen Rose Smith’s book Ice Geographies

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Jen Rose Smith, PhD @sprucehen.bsky.social · May 14

thank you thank you for all of your support and your beautiful blurb on the back!!!

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · May 1

One of our new and exciting titles out this May is "Ice Geographies" by Jen Rose Smith @sprucehen.bsky.social . #EnvironmentalStudies #Geography
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Cover of Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race & Indigeneity in the Arctic. The cover features an abstract art piece by Darcie Bernhardt. The piece is titled Beluga Hunting and depicts a light pink, green, and blue marbled pattern. Forked green and white lines within the pattern evoke topographic striations.

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