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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witchesmassbay.bsky.social
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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cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
'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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profaliceroberts.bsky.social
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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pennstategeography.bsky.social
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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environmentalpol.bsky.social
New article from @stefcraps.com!

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

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
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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jennifer-clapp.bsky.social
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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laurieparsons.bsky.social
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

👇

www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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.
www.rgs.org
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manchesterup.bsky.social
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
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#folklore #booksky
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witchesmassbay.bsky.social
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.
www.eventbrite.com/x/resistance...
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timcresswell.bsky.social
Coming soon. The Citizen and the Vagabond. A Politics of Mobility.
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egmitchell.bsky.social
Beautiful #Ediacaran fossil light on the E surface at Mistaken Point 🤩
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bcsmaps.bsky.social
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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mitpress.bsky.social
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.
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geographers.bsky.social
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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kbrickell.bsky.social
📣 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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ryanlcooper.com
"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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lbnaylor.bsky.social
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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ufgeog.bsky.social
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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us.theconversation.com
“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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desireefields.bsky.social
My department is hiring! We seek to hire an Assistant Professor in Global Black Geographies whose work engages "with the spatial dimensions of life in African and/or Black diasporic communities in the Global South". Job ad with more details: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05026
Assistant Professor - Global Black Geographies - Department of Geography
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu