Associate Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College // EconGeog, Spatial Data, Tacos & Case Ideas // A 2 de 3 caídas, sin límite de tiempo.
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#TheMapInTheMachine is real and it’s here thanks to the good people at @ucpress. Pre-order it! ucpress.edu/book/97805203893…
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The digital economy is not placeless. Companies like Netflix and Google Maps use location data to create targeted markets and drive value. Prof. @lfalvarezleon studies how geography powers digital capitalism—shaping data, markets, and everyday life. bit.ly/402l4uB
Long time listener, first time book talker. Thanks to Stentor Danielson for the invitation to @NewBooksNetwork. to discuss #TheMapintheMachine. Shout out to @ucpress! Check out our conversation here: pca.st/episode/66d94ea2-905e…
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Our chapter calling for #RemoteSensing in political geography is now out in a new edited volume convened by many of the editors of @Pol_Geog_Jl, incl @FilippoMenga & @DrKimPeters!
Co-authors 🎉 @hilaryfaxon @lfalvarezleon @TheGeogrineer @pazjusticiavida
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Excited to see this out in @dig_geo! Fun and insightful to examine mundane file formats through the mode of production. This paper looks at the histories of GeoJSON and the Esri Shapefile.
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Send us your abstracts!
AAG 2025 CFP: Technology, Power, and the City: Reconnecting the Dots in Turbulent Times
Full CfP below:
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Pls share: call for UBC Killam postdoc applications
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Deadline October 10
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📢We are also delighted to be welcoming 15 new Editorial Board members this year:
Collins Adjei Mensah, @UCCGH_Official, Ghana
@lfalvarezleon, @dartmouth, USA
@Asterinidae, @ExeterGeography, UK
@drcbutler, @ExeterGeography, UK ...
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Congrats to @lfalvarezleon for his recognition of Outstanding Scholarship! 👨🎓🌎😊
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#TheMapInTheMachine featured in the Campaign for the American Reader. americareads.blogspot.com/20…
See the “Page 99 Test” essay I wrote as a companion page99test.blogspot.com/2024…
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The very idea of land is in continuous transformation. How does the creation of ‘virtual land’ in the Metaverse perpetuate or challenge the role of land in (digital) capitalism? Some answers from @JovannaRosen and I — just published in @SocietyandSpace . journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Pls share: The Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Energy Transitions
Ad here: geog.ubc.ca/job-opportunitie…
Applications via online form: geog.air.arts.ubc.ca/positio…. Closing date Sept 15, 2024
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Introduction to the special issue of Digital Geography and Society on "Digital Natures: Reworking Epistemologies, Ontologies and Politics" w/ @InfraGeography @RuthMachen sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
The six papers in the special issue are open access here: sciencedirect.com/journal/di…
Now that #TheMapInTheMachine exists in its *final form*, I want to thank @kanarinka and @outtaKimbo for their kind words on the back cover. Also, if you haven’t yet, pre-order this fine paper product from the dream team at @ucpress. ucpress.edu/book/97805203893…
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This commentary contributes to the Geo open collection 'Climate Change, AI and Sustainability' led by @ProfMarkMaslin, @JamesGDyke, @ericnost, @RuthMachen, @JennyElaineG & @lfalvarezleon.
Get in touch to contribute to the theme ⬇️
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With 4 inches of snow today and counting, we can't wait to travel to warmer climates for #AAG2024! SAVE THE DATE: we are hosting a Dartmouth AAG party on April 19th 8:30 PM at Honolulu Beerworks. Hope to see you there!
#TheMapInTheMachine is real and it’s here* thanks to the good people at @ucpress. Pre-order it, and you too can be a happy customer, like the author!
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