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Peter R. Martin
@peterrmartin.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Cultural and Historical Geography at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Interested in critical histories of Arctic exploration and knowledge production.

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · Jul 21
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!
jofhistgeog.bsky.social Journal of Historical Geography @jofhistgeog.bsky.social · Jul 21
New article!

'From hunters to herders: Race, reindeer and imperial expansion in Alaska c.1890–1906', by @peterrmartin.bsky.social.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2025.06.008
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kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
Each pair of #map experts took on a different theme. @peterrmartin.bsky.social and I discussed Indigenous maps and mapping, including responsibilities for non-Indigenous researchers, as well as reparations and returns from colonial collections.
Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article summarises and reflects on the ‘Mapping Indigeneity’ Map Room Conversation that formed part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024. Firstly, the maps from the RGS-IBG collec...
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
peterrmartin.bsky.social
So pleased to be a part of this, and what a fabulous set of papers!

Look out for the cfp from @stephenlegg11.bsky.social at the end - would highly recommend all geographers (and others!) engage with these collections and see what comes out as a result! 🗺️
kparkerhistorian.bsky.social Katie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 4d
What happens when you put experts, prescient topics, engaged audiences, and #maps together? A Map Room Conversation!

Our Area special section is now available #openaccess

#geography #skystorians 🗃️
Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the title to browse this issue
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February 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
peterrmartin.bsky.social
This looks ace!

"As the focus intensifies once more on the Arctic, it’s important to remember there isn’t one history, there are many histories. People have long moved in all directions, from all places."

Congrats @issygapp.bsky.social and #MarkCheetham!

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Arctic Fever: new exhibit finds 19th-century parallels to Trump’s Greenland obsession
As far back as 1867, White House officials have viewed Greenland, and Iceland, as having immense strategic value
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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treeseeker.bsky.social
Historical Geographers!! Do you have any news, cfps, conference sessions, papers, books or events you would like to alert others to in our next #HGRG spring newsletter?
Get in touch with @hcraddock.bsky.social by 13 February and spread the word!
#historicalgeography
#RGS
#news
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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nichecanada.bsky.social
In our latest book review, Lianne Leddy examines @tinaadcock.bsky.social's A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North ( @ubcpress.bsky.social 2025)

niche-canada.org/2026/01/30/r...

#envhist #cdnhist #arctic #bookreview #histsci
Review of Adcock, A Cold Colonialism
Adcock examines modern northern explorers, revealing how gendered networks and knowledge production enabled Canadian settler colonial power with lasting impacts.
niche-canada.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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theguardian.com
Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic
Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic
Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial past
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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uk.theconversation.com
Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.
The cold war maps that can help us rethink today’s Arctic conflict
Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.
tcnv.link
January 28, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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jofhistgeog.bsky.social
New review!

@peterrmartin.bsky.social on 'Mapping the North: Myth, Exploration, Encounter', by Charlotta Forss.
Review: Mapping the North: Myth, Exploration, Encounter, by Charlotta Forss — Bodleian Library Publishing, Oxford (2025), 224 pages plus c.120 colour illustrations, hardback.
Journal of Historical Geography
www.sciencedirect.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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yalebooks.bsky.social
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...
Greenland in the Crosshairs
How Donald Trump’s second administration has revived old doctrines and transformed Greenland into an international flashpoint.
yalebooks.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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statesofprecarity.bsky.social
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...
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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cjdrury.bsky.social
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....
The abstract of an article titled "'The land of the glorious fjords... is so easily accessible': Infrastructure and Identity in Travel Guides to Norway, 1870-1920". The abstract reads: As Norway became an increasingly popular destination in the latter half of the nineteenth century, British travellers turned to guidebooks to structure their travel. Guidebooks to Norway were published in international series by John Murray, Thomas Cook and Baedeker, but also by local travel agents such as Thomas Bennett. Norway seemed to offer an escape from the urban and industrial, yet travellers relied on modern networks of transport and infrastructure. The 1916 guide, Sunlit Norway, was published by the Bergen Steamship Line and the Norwegian State Railways. Visual and textual depictions of infrastructure are prominent and this involvement of transport companies also suggests that the use of certain forms of infrastructure was not simply assumed but actively encouraged. Considering guidebooks as a form of travel writing shows how this travel was fundamentally transnational and highlights the involvement of local people in tourist practices. The presence or absence - of local people in travel guides provides insight into the impact of tourism on local communities. It also complicates the representations of Norway found in travelogues and travel guides in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reemphasising the modern and alternative ideas of the nation.
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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simonnaylor.bsky.social
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!
Historical Geographies: the basics.
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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anulah.bsky.social
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...
The Danish National Archives holds a ground-breaking document proving that President Donald Trump is wrong about Greenland
In a high-security storage facility at the Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet) is a 100 year old sheet of paper with an American promise about Greenland. This is the fascinating story which Preside...
jyllands-posten.dk
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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paulinecouper.bsky.social
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...
Understanding Cultural Landscapes
Understanding Cultural Landscapes provides an introduction to the range of approaches characterising the study of landscape and culture. This textbook discusses the origins, underpinnings, and practic...
www.routledge.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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curatorconnelly.bsky.social
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 😍

📜
Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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johnhoganmorris.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Protest over future of University of Nottingham language courses
The University of Nottingham has suspended entry for new students on modern language courses.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
peterrmartin.bsky.social
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 🗺️
Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article summarises and reflects on the ‘Mapping Indigeneity’ Map Room Conversation that formed part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024. Firstly, the maps from the RGS-IBG collec...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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maacambridge.bsky.social
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
Kunāne Wooton’s sculpture ʻAuamo No Ka Ulu’ which depicts two kneeling wooden figures holding a cracked piece of volcanic basalt on their shoulders. In the background the exhibition's title, 'Fault Lines' can be seen on a wall. A visitor to the exhibition looks at a short cape in a display case. The cape is made from bright yellow feathers with a pattern created by red feathers. Visitors to the exhibition looking at contemporary art works by Atheana Picha, consisting of handmade blankets, carved pins and painted drums with photographic portraits of community Elders from wearing these works.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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johnhoganmorris.bsky.social
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...
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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ahjackman.bsky.social
🚨 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...
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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rgs.org
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
Logo featuring intertwined white lines on a gray square with the letters H, G, R, G around it, representing the Historical Geography Research Group.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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geographers.bsky.social
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
Indigenous Maps - Indigenous Mapping Collective
We are now known as the Indigenous Mapping Collective.  The Indigenous Mapping Workshop is only one part of our global Indigenous Mapping Collective. Our goal has always been to give Indigenous…
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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jofhistgeog.bsky.social
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
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
JOB: Assistant Professor in Environmental History, University of Warwick, Coventry campus (UK) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
#envhist
Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick
Apply now for the Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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patriciasgeo.bsky.social
📯 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
Porous Archives
blogs.ncl.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM