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Joshua L. Conver

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Editor-in-Chief, The AAG Review of Books journal GIS Analyst, Terracon Consultants GIS Librarian, Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University

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WSU Department of Anthropology @wsuanthropology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Congratulations to Rachel Horowitz on the publication of her new book, Ancient Maya Embedded Economies! #Anthropology #AncientHistory #AcademicPublishing #MayaStudies
book cover Ancient Maya Embedded EconomiesRachel Horowitz taking measurements
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is it. Learning is a beautiful struggle. “All of us who teach at MIT will need to be prepared to help students understand both that the process of education is necessarily a productive struggle, and that the most important product of their education is not a GPA or a diploma but themselves”
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In "Black Undertow," Hugo ka Canham @riotousdeathscapes.bsky.social listens for African ancestors who linger in water, sand, corals, ritual, and unruly imaginations along the shores of the Indian Ocean, where blackness and queerness frequently intersect. Read the intro for free: buff.ly/eolCsbI
Cover of Black Undertow by Hugo ka Canham. The cover is an expressionist styled painting using thick paint strokes and high contrast colors such as whites, grey blues, and a bright crimson. The paint features a group of black figures wearing long white garments. They stand on a white ground against a moody sky. The bottom of the cover is solid white and contains the title in a red lowercase sans serif font on the left side and the author’s name in a dark grey blue all caps serif font on the right side.
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An insightful essay by Eric Carter on four(!) books about stadiums and sports marketing, and urban developments. Centered mostly on North American teams, Carter explores the meaning of the stadium, its commercialization, and its influence on fan culture.
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Beyond the Game: Stadiums, Sports, and Space
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A review of Alex Werth’s On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland by Kevin C. Holt now available. The book “unpacks the intricacies…of Oakland’s history of using policy to restrict Black sound (and by extension Black people) while also noting how Black Oaklanders have used sound as resistance.”
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On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
AAG Review of Books vol. 14, issue 3 now available. Featuring reviews of Judith Scheele’s Shifting Sands by my grad school colleague JP McCool, Chris Philo’s Adorno and the Antifascist Geographical Imagination by Yuan He, and a forum on Believing in South Central by Pamela J. Prickett.
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The AAG Review of Books
Volume 14, Issue 3 of The AAG Review of Books
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 02/09/2026
highest possible recommendation for this great new book from my brilliant colleague Aimee Gennell cup.columbia.edu/book/empire-...
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Mesquite BBQ Visine @mesquitebbqvisine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Great stuff!
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Lever Press @leverpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The second edition of THE PLEASANT PROFESSION OF ROBERT A. HEINLEIN by @effjayem.bsky.social is out January 2027! This critical analysis examines Heinlein's arguments about the nature of science fiction, American politics, and himself. Pre-order here: services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
Graphic with cover of "The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein" with text "January 2027" above and the Lever Press logo beneath.
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Atlanta Studies @atlstudies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Thanks to GSU historian Marni Davis’ new article and map, you can now take a step back in time to 1896 to explore the state of Atlanta's immigrant population long before Atlanta developed its reputation as a destination for newcomers. Check it out 👇 atlantastudies.org/2026/07/21/i...
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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Nicholas Chan's The Politics of Counter-Terror achieves the seemingly impossible feat of saying something original about both the politics of counter-terrorism and the politics of Muslim-majority states .... A must-read." —Ayşe Zarakol, University of Cambridge Out now: ow.ly/meqM50Zn78X
Book cover of The Politics of Counter-Terror:
Islam and Security in the Postcolonial Muslim State by Nicholas Chan.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 11/07/2026
Musk is fine with this kind of foreign aid www.basenor.com/blogs/news/u...
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US Invests $30M to Bring Starlink to Papua New Guinea
The United States government has committed $30 million to deploy SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet across Papua New Guinea — one of the world's most geographically fragmented nations, where vast st...
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It’s incredible what people will compartmentalize. FIFA has demonstrated what a corrupt organization they are for at least the last 16 years, but Balogun having his ban suspended is what triggers people. Not FIFA’s complicity in human rights violations, though. Not the bribery and extortion, though
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New summer list of books for geographers! I personally curated the list and hope that there’s something for everyone. Contact me if you’d like to review a title! www.aag.org/new-books-fo...
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New Books for Geographers: Summer 2026 - AAG
AAG - New Books for Geographers: Summer 2026 - All -
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James Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For my geospatial friends. (a) try this web site about the National Geospatial Digital Archive Project www.digitalpreservation.gov/partners/ngd... and (b) make it makes sense when I go to click on the final report (without seeing the irony)
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National Geospatial Digital Archive Project - Partners - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress)
The Library of Congress and its digital preservation partners from the federal, library, creative, publishing, technology, and copyright communities are working to develop a national strategy to colle...
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Reaktion Books @reaktionbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
'The authors have assembled an impressive collection of sounds from around the world, and beyond, and from the dawn of the universe to the atomic age.' 📌 buff.ly/iMpzsJN 📚 buff.ly/g5eT7r8
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History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Read an excerpt from @gauthamrao.bsky.social’s “White Power: Policing American Slavery.” @uncpress.bsky.social www.hnn.us/article/the-...
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The Prehistory of the Slave Patrol
As slave rebellions roiled the minds of 18th century Americans, enslavers looked to the state to enact a new type of policing.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 14/05/2026
Published with some minor changes! Please share widely. 😊 Guest, O., Suarez, M., ... & van Rooij, I. (2026). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Digital Culture & Education, 16(2), 85–118. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Journal: www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-162
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Volume 16.2 — Digital Culture & Education (ISSN: 1836-8301)
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Reaktion Books @reaktionbooks.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Watch now: TwiceTold with Michaela Vieser & Isaac Yuen: The Sound Atlas 🎥 buff.ly/UX1AXn4 📚 buff.ly/z3IQW0V
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e. kinkaid (they/them) @queergeog.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
You can preorder my book — disorienting phenomenology: queer space and trans life — now!
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.” — Ray Bradbury
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Reluctant Theologian @reluctantheologian.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
If you have ANY interest in Black boys and men... If you wish to be IN COMMUNITY with Black women and girls (across genders and sexualities)... Please pick up Loving Black Boys! www.dukeupress.edu/loving-black.... Use code E26LOMAX for 30% off. @dukepress.bsky.social
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Sign up to join the conversation. This Thursday, 12 pm PT.
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Reaktion Books @reaktionbooks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Richard Sudell: a man of his time 📌 buff.ly/EK0YPKF 📚 buff.ly/L6CW8Ts
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WSU Department of Anthropology @wsuanthropology.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Dr. Samantha Fladd co-edited an issue in Advances in Archaeological Practice. The issue “Beyond Leaky Pipelines” highlights barriers shaping inequality in the field and Dr. Fladd provides actionable strategies in her contributions. Read the press release here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Movements to shut down or ban data centers are amassing power and notching victories. Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content in articles. Publishers and entertainment studios are being pushed to reject AI-produced content outright. In other words: It's open season for refusing AI.
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It's open season for refusing AI
There's been a wave of successful efforts to ban, reject and shut down AI.
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
AAG Review of Books vol. 14, issue 2 now available! Featuring two important forums about contemporary Palestine by distinguished scholars, Noel Castree’s review of Slavery and Capitalism, Catherine Walker’s review of Climate Justice and the University, and 2 reviews by Cincinnati grad students
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Volume 14, Issue 2
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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
1/13 Check out our new chapter, Philosophy and Race Science, co-authored with Sahotra Sarkar for The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Race. In it, we track the historical development, the temporary retreat, and the subsequent reincarnation of race as a biological concept: doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
“We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets. The widgets and the grand views come, but they are a consequence of the exploration, not the cause.” — Brian Cox
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 01/04/2026
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Assembling the list of new books for geographers is one of the great joys of my editorship.
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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I mean it’s more like the Curve of Hormuz
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Congratulations to one of our authors, Subodhana Wijeyeratne, on the publication of his nonfiction book about Japan’s space programs and global space exploration! 🚀
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Congratulations to the authors and contributors to this important issue of the journal. Their message moves the discipline, and the academy as a whole, closer to a more just and equitable institution. There’s still work to be done, and I offer my thanks to the authors for moving the needle.
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
How inclusive is archaeological data? Carrie Heitman’s latest digital review examines #feminist data science. She highlights how power and bias shape everything from collection to interpretation, outlining approaches for more transparent and equitable #research. 🏺 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Feminist Data Science in Archaeology? | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Feminist Data Science in Archaeology?
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Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"Sweet Land, Bitter Deal: Immigrant Detention and Unbreathable Air in Florida's Sugarcane Heartland" -- the Antipode Foundation is honoured to be among the funders of this important new report earthjustice.org/press/2026/a...
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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
“An intellectually serious investigation of our ambivalent attitudes towards work... lays the conceptual groundwork for thinking of work as a space for the play of collective freedom.” @impractknow.bsky.social on 'Working for Each Other' by Deryn Thomas Out 5th March 👀👇 bit.ly/3ZWz0WD #philsky
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I hope OpenAI gets sued into the sun
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
“…we advocate for a metaphorical shift focused on care, inclusivity, and diversity—that of a garden. The garden metaphor provides a way to express and explore the complex and intertwined ways disciplinary norms, institutions, and individuals structure and shape experiences in archaeology.”
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Joe Hedges, my colleague at WSU, writes, “this book makes clear the ways that physical locations and geography inform songwriting…what a magical thing-that this art form [album cover art] invites me into the heart and mind of the lyricist…” A wonderfully curated collection by Damien Saunder.
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Maps on Vinyl: An Atlas of Album Cover Maps, Volume No. 1
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James Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"It is harder to evaluate more specialised systems being built for social purposes such as education and government. But since the frenetic pursuit of profit tends to introduce irresistible bias to every human system we have, the same will be true of AI." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs | Editorial
Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail
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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are. In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“When AI is asked to show daily life in the deep past, does it reflect modern science or outdated ideas?” Matthew Magnani reveals how many AI depictions of Neanderthals rely on outdated assumptions, reinforcing old stereotypes instead of current research. www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-stu...
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New study finds AI depictions of Neanderthals are outdated and wrong
New research shows AI often depicts Neanderthals using outdated science, raising concerns about bias and misinformation.
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Just published: my review of Wil Gesler’s career retrospective Freedom to Roam: Fell-Walking and the Life Geographic Books like this are “important works because they reflect on the process of becoming a professional geographer and the meaning of geographic knowledge.”
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Freedom to Roam: Fell-Walking and the Life Geographic
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“To more fully integrate gender into our field, US-based archaeologists could address underrepresentation of women authors in journals, reluctance to engage with politics and activism, privileging of quantitative data, academic hiring, and strategic uses of different kinds of journals.”
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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
LLM companies make the academic dishonesty equivalent of heroin, and we do not have academic honesty equivalents of methadone yet
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Joshua L. Conver @jlc-phd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The impact of Harvard closing its geography department still reverberates through the academy. I’ve heard people point to it as an example of why geography is best chopped up and absorbed into other disciplines without knowing why Harvard made the decision to dissolve the department
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Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Time for university administrators to stop buying AI hype. None of my very smart and eager-to-learn students wanted anything to do with chatbots.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"I’ll Samba Someplace Else" by Andrew G. Britt charts how spatial projects sustain popular ideologies of post-racialism despite enduringly high levels of racialized inequity in Brazil and beyond. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/LipCcpS
Cover of I’ll Samba Someplace Else: A Spatial History of Race, Ethnicity, and Displacement in São Paulo by Andrew G. Britt. The cover features a yellow and orange duotone of a crowd of people walking down a dirt road. This photograph overlays a yellow and orange map that is fully visible in the top right corner. A circle appears on the right side, inverting the image, making the yellow map orange. The title is written in a bold white aligned left. The subtitle is directly below in a smaller white font, separated from the title by a thick yellow line. The author’s name is in the top left in a burnt orange.
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