Geography and Geographic Information Science
Friday, September 19, 2025
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Irregularized transit migration through the Americas has become a prominent and deeply political phenomenon. This talk examines the contemporary condition of inhabiting transit—the experience of being forced to restart journeys and dwell in a geography of uncertainty, living in a permanent state of (im)mobility while searching for safety.
Friday, September 26, 2025
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The United States is best described as a kaleidoscope of cultures, a country where more than 350 languages coexist. Nearly 68.8 million Americans, about 1 in 5, speak a language other than English at home. Yet, English remains the primary language used in weather and climate communication during environmental disasters.
Friday, October 3, 2025
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The widening gap between critical human and physical geography raises concerns about the long-term viability of our field and spurs regular calls for reintegration. Even a brief review of these calls makes two points glaringly clear: this discussion has been going on for a long, long time and, given its regular reoccurrence, it would seem we have little to show for it.
Friday, October 10, 2025
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Dr. Atiles book Crisis by Design (Stanford, 2024) offers an interdisciplinary sociolegal analysis of the role of law, emergency powers, and anticorruption mobilizations in Puerto Rico’s ongoing multilayered crisis.