Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.

New review! @peterrmartin.bsky.social on 'Mapping the North: Myth, Exploration, Encounter', by Charlotta Forss.

This extract from Unfrozen by Mia Bennett and @klausdodds.bsky.social shows how Donald Trump’s second administration has transformed Greenland into an international flashpoint. yalebooks.co.uk/greenland-in...

Today we launch States of Precarity in UK HE Geography. Thank you to the 364 colleagues whose experiences shaped this work. Download the report, share widely, and join us in advocating for change. Launch event (1:00-2:30GMT): www.rgs.org/events/upcom... Read report: www.rgs.org/research/hig...

I have a new article out in the Journal of Tourism History, looking at how travel guides, infrastructure and photography shaped tourism in Norway. What and who did travel guides depict, in text and photographs, and how? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Delighted to see that my friend and colleague's book is out. Well done Cheryl! Well done also to Paul. Order a copy for your library!

Some US politicians are "asking" why Greenland is Danish territory. For those who care: the president of the USA signed an agreement about this some 110 years ago, on 4 August 1916. (USA got the "Danish West-Indies" in return) #Greenland #KalaallitNunaat jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE1...

Published today! Understanding Cultural Landscapes, by Rachel Hunt & Ben Garlick. Priveleged to have had a preview of this, and very pleased to recommend it! #geography #Landscape #CulturalGeography www.routledge.com/Understandin...

The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍 📜

Great to see this article with the fantastic Katie Parker (@rgsibg.bsky.social) now out in @areajournal.bsky.social! Here we reflect on the 'Mapping Indigeneity' Map Room conversation and think about different ways of working with colonial map collections 🗺️

You've only got a month left to see 'Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous futures for colonial collections'! Visitors are describing it as "Very moving", "touching, insightful" and a "powerful message"! Exhibition closes: 21 December 2025

Important new report out on precarious working conditions in Geography in UK HE. Sadly the nature and scale of the findings are grim but unsurprising. www.rgs.org/research/hig...

🚨 New @rgsibg.bsky.social report & action plans from the @statesofprecarity.bsky.social team. Shares findings from our research on the long & short term effects of precarity in UK HEI Geography & includes action plans designed to support more equitable working cultures ➡️ www.rgs.org/research/hig...

Join the Society's Historical Geography Research Group for their upcoming conference: 'Practising Historical Geography: Porous Archives 2'. 📍 In person (Newcastle University) and online 📅 Friday 12 December Find out more and register for free 👉 blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives

The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ #GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Call for papers! We invite proposals for a special issue addressing historical animal geographies, co-edited by Karen M. Morin & Alice J. Hovorka. Abstract deadline 15 Jan Accepted submission deadline 15 Jun Details here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327592/historical-animal-geographies

JOB: Assistant Professor in Environmental History, University of Warwick, Coventry campus (UK) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a... #envhist

📯 The Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG - RGS) warmly invite you to take part in the Practising Historical Geography Conference in person at Newcastle University and online, on the 12th December 2025. Register: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives 🗓️12th December 2025 @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social

job Geography - Assistant Professor (Indigenous Geographies) University of Victoria Closing Date: December 12, 2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

"Arctic Pasts and Presents (Presence)" by Tess McCoy is the fifth post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social and guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/11/06/a... #envhist #envhum #arthistory #indigenous #arctic

Save Geography at the University of Leicester. The University of Leicester is proposing to dissolve Geography into a School of Chemical, Earth & Environmental Science. All research-active human geographers are at threat of redundancy. Add your voice to keep #Geography whole! c.org/sbYBqcwrhC

These courses have not been ‘suspended’ at all; such language only minimises what is actually happening at Nottingham: a systemic gutting out of the arts and humanities with no clear business case. These cuts affect us all; please, join UCU in fighting for our future www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Arctic in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reveals more about empire than about monsters share.google/Ular7xIbX9TZ...

The FIFTH part of our popular Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series, led by @issygapp.bsky.social, launched last week with series co-editor @sarahmpicks.bsky.social's reflections on this year's theme, "New Research in Arctic Pasts." niche-canada.org/2025/10/23/i... #envhist #envhum

The Jesuit Archives are offering a new $2500 grant focused on Indigenous researchers investigating Indigenous topics. This is a very rich archive with much Indigenous language material. archivesjesuites.ca/en/indigenou...

Are you using #maps in research? Want to learn about their history and use as sources? In London in late January? Sign up for @ihr.bsky.social short course, Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place! #maphistory #skystorians 🗃️

Some great historical geography papers on @areajournal.bsky.social's early view pages - Ben Newman's paper 'Making geography move: The Royal Geographical Society and the exchange of periodical knowledge, 1830–1900' for one... rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ... (1/2)

Delighted to share some initial research that Stephanie Pratt (Crow Creek Dakota) & I have started at Knole @researchnt.bsky.social. How can its transatlantic connections also centre Indigenous presence? What new interpretation might such frameworks allow? www.historyworkshop.org.uk/indigenous-h...

Delighted to share our AREA special issue on Participatory Historical Geographies 🎉 Co-edited with the brilliant @ruthslatter.bsky.social - exploring the rewards & challenges of collaborative historical research. Read 👉 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #Geography #AREAjournal

📯Very excited to see the new HGRG Newsletter! There is a special section to the ICHG in China. Events, publications, grants and reports all in this wonderful edition. Enjoy!! 📖 Read it here: hgrg.org.uk/wp-content/u... @rgsibg.bsky.social @treeseeker.bsky.social @lghgseminar.bsky.social

We are so pleased to announce the official launch of the new BAS Map Catalogue 🎉🗺 The catalogue contains open access topographic, thematic and geological maps, as well as full details on where to purchase our professionally printed published maps. Have a look for yourselves at bas.ac.uk/maps! 1/2

Exciting early-career fellowships with UK cultural institutions, funded by #AHRC, www.ukri.org/opportunity/... (look for the spreadsheet with the list of institutions!) Deadline for EoI: 10 December.

New pub alert! Check out our reflections on how to reach the history of geography in more critical and inclusive ways! An all-star cast of commentators! Conceptual reorientations and practical strategies! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/C7HMD...

New! Piece by PI @danitaburke.bsky.social & SI Erik Kielsen on the EU public consultation on fitness of its trade ban on seal products. Prelim results suggest no Greenlandic public input. Calling for @ec.europa.eu to pause report & engage first @coastalpeoplerpg.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com

Super proud of this research group! HGRG at the International Conference of Historical Geographers in China! Next stop of the ICHG will be Rio de Janeiro in 2028, save the date 🗓️🌎

How do we decolonise archives? In this collaborative piece, researchers Christina Williamson, Beth Greenhorn, and Carol Payne and Inuit Elder Ann Meekitjuk Hanson reflect on the role of names in the colonial archive.

"Russia’s Arctic Indigenous peoples are disproportionately impacted by the war in Ukraine. They suffer the highest per capita death toll and are drafted or recruited more frequently than other groups" @lseblogs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/crp/2025/08/...

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

Really enjoyed this beautiful book, 'Circumpolar Connections: Creative #Indigenous Geographies of the #Arctic' (eds. Finbog, Kane, Riquet) - thanks to cultural geographies for the chance to review it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New article from yours truly! My attempt to engage with decolonial animal geographies by critiquing the problematic reindeer herding scheme initiated by Sheldon Jackson in late nineteenth century Alaska. Any and all feedback welcome!

Terrific interview with anthropologist Hugh Brody on how he came to work in Canada, first for the federal government, and then with Indigenous groups. Insights on government science, notions of a “benevolent bureaucracy” in the 70s, and more. #envhist #cdnhist niche-canada.org/2025/07/16/m...

Made it across the pond safely, and finally got my hands on the Smithsonian Institution Archives! Always interesting to see what 'mysteries' archives contain... 🐌

In the book Polar Women, researcher Anka Ryall sheds light on the women in what is usually a very masculine representation of the Norwegian polar history. #PolarWomen #Arctic #Svalbard #ArcticLitterature #ArcticWomen #WomenResearch www.highnorthnews.com/en/researche...

Delighted to announce that yesterday was publication day for *A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North* 🥳 It feels great to have it out there. I look forward to hearing from readers 😃 Available from @ubcpress.bsky.social: www.ubcpress.ca/a-cold-colon... #cdnhist #envhist

A few thoughts from me as my first ever period of research leave approaches! 👇

How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples? Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories. www.historyworkshop....

"Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica" theconversation.com/meet-the-for...

The Royal Anthropological Institute is seeking an Archivist and Photographic Curator for their collections. As someone who has used these collections for many years, this sounds like a fabulous opportunity. Details 👇 therai.org.uk/publications...