James Tyner

Although recent headlines have drawn attention to naming conventions, #maps have always been #political. Derek Alderman, professor at @utkgeography.bsky.social, says: Maps are... shaped by decisions about what matters, who gets to be seen, and how the world should be understood. buff.ly/Tea3gJd

Cover page of manuscript by John Webster, refuting witchcraft

Thrilled to conduct archival work at the Phillips Library outside of Salem, Massachusetts. Thanks to the staff for all their support

Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused Squirrels are exasperating the people of Minot, burrowing everywhere from vacant lots to the middle of town.

This is rich—humans took over the entire planet.
We’ve annihilated biodiversity everywhere.
Now one species tries to bounce back, and we’re the victims?

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UofG academics elected new Fellows by The British Academy Leading academics from the University of Glasgow have achieved the distinction of being elected to The British Academy Fellowship

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The Enduring Fantasy of “Feeding the World” – Spectre Journal Members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective argue against the productivist logic underlying the "feed-the-world" approaches to feed security.

The Orwellian myth at the heart of industrial agriculture?

That environmental destruction is actually conservation.

This must-read essay traces how productivism – the obsession with yield – fuels ecocide & colonialism, while failing to 'feed the world'.

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Cover page of article on geo-demonology

Excited to see the publication of my paper on geo-demonology, appearing in the Scottish Geographical Journal

Who Gets to Decide What Names Go on Digital Maps? Recent headlines have drawn attention to naming conventions and mapping technology. But maps have always been political, experts say.

@americangeo.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social Honored to be interviewed by @sbennettbrandt.bsky.social @afarmedia.bsky.social on consequential social & economic decisions and power struggles that have always undergirded map making & place naming www.afar.com/magazine/how...

Article published in GeoHumanities

Excited to announce the publication of my piece in GeoHumanities @geographers.bsky.social @legalgeography.bsky.social @historicalgeog.bsky.social

Carter and me at Tallmadge Meadows

Carter and me at Tallmadge Meadows

Carter is enjoying a beautiful morning at Tallmadge Meadows

Tech has entirely turned on the customer
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...

Mutants, Androids, and Aliens In both literature and film, mutants, androids, and aliens have long functioned as humanity’s Other—nonhuman bodies serving as surrogates to explore humanity’s prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Scholars...

📘 MUTANTS, ANDROIDS, AND ALIENS: ON BEING HUMAN IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE by James A. Tyner ‪(@tynergeog.bsky.social)

🦸‍♂️ How ordinary human characters interact with more-than-human beings in the MCU, just published!

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From climate action to protecting academic freedom and science funding, the following statements and actions represent AAG’s work to protect and strengthen #geography and #geographers.

Explore the resource: buff.ly/2xX4yRK #GeoSky #GISChat #AdvocacyResources

Posing with my dog and newest book publication

Carter is excited to announce the release of our latest book on being human in a universe of superheroes

Carter, a dog, standing in front of flowers

Carter is enjoying the weather this Easter Sunday

Preface

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Excited to participate in the annual Black Squirrel 5k

Congratulations to all of our new exec committee members!

Co-chair: Dr. Kaily Heitz
Vice chair: Dr. Darius Scott
Sec-Treasurer: Dr. Teona Williams
Comms: Katrina Stack

Nazis at the Watercooler: War Criminals in Postwar German Government Agencies

An eye-catching title and book cover from Potomac Books / @univnebpress.bsky.social at #SMH2025.

My friend Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, was cancelled at NYU. The vice-president in education asked to see her powerpoint, prior to her lecture. One slide showed the number of humanitarian workers who died in Gaza. NYU cancelled the event.

Book cover of "Shakespeare’s Tragic Language" by Paul Hammond, featuring Nicholas Jagger's wood engraving "Marsyas" (2024) inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, one of Shakespeare’s favourite works.

The second volume in our new series of mini monographs deals with Shakespeare’s tragic language.

Paul Hammond (Univ. of Leeds) shows how #Shakespeare characters use language to manipulate and destroy others, but also imprison themselves in false reasoning.

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Open Letter from CRMEP Students & Researchers on Kingston University’s Wednesday, March 5th, 2025   As of Wednesday 25th February 2025, Kingston University management are proposing the closure of the entire Department of Humanities, including the world-renowned Centre fo...

Open Letter from CRMEP Students & Researchers on Kingston University’s Proposed Closure of the Department of Humanities
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Today!!!

In light of the upcoming @geographers.bsky.social conference, take a look at the many incredible co-editors of the journal! Our editorial team is comprised of those with a passion for critical geography, and work without compensation to keep ACME's commitment to #openaccess possible.
#AAG #AAG2025

interested in weather, seasons, or climate mobilities? in this paper I unpack assumptions about Western, colonialist weather ideals that underpin seasonal employment and migration

Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth We’ve gotta start counting from 1 again...

Oops—miscalculation or not, our growing population is overwhelming the planet’s finite resources. The real issue isn’t just how many of us there are, but how our unchecked growth is degrading the ecosystems we depend on.

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Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.

Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency. At work is not just an innocent reduction of government spending. It is about controlling how the past is narrated and what we see as possible in future theconversation.com/trump-admini...

A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them. Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.

A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them.
Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.
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Greenland and Great Power Competition Insights from Klaus Dodds.

thediplomat.com/2025/03/gree... thank you to the @thediplomat.com

Join @politicsandspace.bsky.social @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social @politicalgeography.bsky.social Space & Polity @rsa-tpg.bsky.social for Thur #AAG @geographers.bsky.social panel: “Geography, politics, & the global polycrisis: Visions from/for the editors.” aag.secure-platform.com/aag2025/soli...

New paper resolves a half-century old debate about how to conserve biodiversity in natural areas For biodiversity, it’s better to have one large contiguous forest than many smaller fragments

New paper resolves a half-century old debate about how to conserve biodiversity in natural areas.


For biodiversity, it’s better to have one large contiguous forest than many smaller fragments
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