Theo
@theobromin.bsky.social
Postdoc, Department of Geography, Uni Bonn | Infrastructure, Labour, Comics | @tear-reviews.bsky.social | he/er
Call for Abstracts - AAG 2026 | SF
Deadline: October 23rd
Join my Panel at next year's AAG conference on "Infrastructure Monsters and the Specter of Sabotage". We talkin' horror stories, queer geography, ghosts, Marx' specters, ruination, sabotage, and much more!
@geographers.bsky.social #GeoSky
Deadline: October 23rd
Join my Panel at next year's AAG conference on "Infrastructure Monsters and the Specter of Sabotage". We talkin' horror stories, queer geography, ghosts, Marx' specters, ruination, sabotage, and much more!
@geographers.bsky.social #GeoSky
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Call for Abstracts - AAG 2026 | SF
Deadline: October 23rd
Join my Panel at next year's AAG conference on "Infrastructure Monsters and the Specter of Sabotage". We talkin' horror stories, queer geography, ghosts, Marx' specters, ruination, sabotage, and much more!
@geographers.bsky.social #GeoSky
Deadline: October 23rd
Join my Panel at next year's AAG conference on "Infrastructure Monsters and the Specter of Sabotage". We talkin' horror stories, queer geography, ghosts, Marx' specters, ruination, sabotage, and much more!
@geographers.bsky.social #GeoSky
Can sabotage be an act of care? A way to build the future?
In our new @antipodeonline.bsky.social article, Eric Kioko & I introduce the Sabotage Matrix, a tool to rethink infrastructure sabotage as both destructive and constructive.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our new @antipodeonline.bsky.social article, Eric Kioko & I introduce the Sabotage Matrix, a tool to rethink infrastructure sabotage as both destructive and constructive.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
![A 2x2 matrix titled "Sabotage Matrix", showing the material and immaterial effects of infrastructure sabotage, divided into destructive (left) and constructive (right) axes.
Top-left (Q1): Labeled "Destructive material effects" with a photo of a partially dismantled dam.
Top-right (Q2): Labeled "Constructive material effects" with a photo of a dislodged water pipe on dry earth.
Bottom-left (Q3): Labeled "Destructive ideational effects", with the quote: "We are saying [sabotage] is good, because it has made the things that were in darkness to come into the light."
Bottom-right (Q4): Labeled "Constructive ideational effects", with the quote: "The reason for us being included, it is because of the destructions they have seen."
The vertical axis is labeled "Material" (top) and "Immaterial" (bottom), and the horizontal axis is labeled "Destructive" (left) and "Constructive" (right).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:opouudsmslyt4wwrlgf7v4ca/bafkreif3uyqyulyovtfcwpsmqtkisuxnb2d6nh6dfissgaqqal3zvnk65e@jpeg)
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Can sabotage be an act of care? A way to build the future?
In our new @antipodeonline.bsky.social article, Eric Kioko & I introduce the Sabotage Matrix, a tool to rethink infrastructure sabotage as both destructive and constructive.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our new @antipodeonline.bsky.social article, Eric Kioko & I introduce the Sabotage Matrix, a tool to rethink infrastructure sabotage as both destructive and constructive.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Enoch made them, Enoch shall destroy them"
"Enoch" references the hammers made by Enoch and James Taylor, that were often used by Yorkshire Luddites to destroy machines, including those made by the same company that had produced the hammers.
"Enoch" references the hammers made by Enoch and James Taylor, that were often used by Yorkshire Luddites to destroy machines, including those made by the same company that had produced the hammers.
January 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Enoch made them, Enoch shall destroy them"
"Enoch" references the hammers made by Enoch and James Taylor, that were often used by Yorkshire Luddites to destroy machines, including those made by the same company that had produced the hammers.
"Enoch" references the hammers made by Enoch and James Taylor, that were often used by Yorkshire Luddites to destroy machines, including those made by the same company that had produced the hammers.
My New Year's resolution was to publish an article at "Territory, Politics, Governance" about infrastructure, labour, and future making - and I'm already done!
@giubresearch.bsky.social
#Geosky
@giubresearch.bsky.social
#Geosky
January 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My New Year's resolution was to publish an article at "Territory, Politics, Governance" about infrastructure, labour, and future making - and I'm already done!
@giubresearch.bsky.social
#Geosky
@giubresearch.bsky.social
#Geosky
How Walter Benjamin's writing about the angel of history feels like vs. the actual painting
December 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM
How Walter Benjamin's writing about the angel of history feels like vs. the actual painting
Wovon handelt dieser Artikel?
November 6, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Wovon handelt dieser Artikel?
This is my bluesky experience so far.
November 1, 2023 at 10:52 AM
This is my bluesky experience so far.
I mean if the British High Commissioner to Kenya says so
October 28, 2023 at 7:24 AM
I mean if the British High Commissioner to Kenya says so
Little Timmy limping to the next Kaufland to trade his worthless apes against food vouchers is the Dickensian dystopia we deserve
October 23, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Little Timmy limping to the next Kaufland to trade his worthless apes against food vouchers is the Dickensian dystopia we deserve
Sent my American friend a pic of Richard David Precht. I think she speaks for all of us.
October 20, 2023 at 9:45 AM
Sent my American friend a pic of Richard David Precht. I think she speaks for all of us.
Posting this now for future reference
October 17, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Posting this now for future reference
I mean it's one Rolls-Roys, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?
October 6, 2023 at 9:15 PM
I mean it's one Rolls-Roys, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?
"Besser hören Sie mit diesem absurde Unsinn hier auf"
October 5, 2023 at 4:31 PM
"Besser hören Sie mit diesem absurde Unsinn hier auf"
Any sufficiently advanced neoliberalism is indistinguishable from magical thinking
October 1, 2023 at 6:25 PM
Any sufficiently advanced neoliberalism is indistinguishable from magical thinking
Any updates on the tire spikes thing yet?
September 23, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Any updates on the tire spikes thing yet?
10. The mother of all bad world region maps, Huntington's infamous prequel to "Clash of Clans". 1 star for going ham on the Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
September 20, 2023 at 7:33 AM
10. The mother of all bad world region maps, Huntington's infamous prequel to "Clash of Clans". 1 star for going ham on the Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
9. Another truly bizarre one. The red areas are The Frontier , I assume or The People Without Culture. At least the author of this map was honest enough to admit that they made it up in their head.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
September 20, 2023 at 7:30 AM
9. Another truly bizarre one. The red areas are The Frontier , I assume or The People Without Culture. At least the author of this map was honest enough to admit that they made it up in their head.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
8. Complete insanity. What is Eastern Mediterranean?! Most countries are either west or not at the Mediterranean at all! "Let's enjoy the beautiful mediterranean beaches in *checks map* SOMALIA?! Also, South-East Asia is an utter mess.
Rating: zero stars
Rating: zero stars
September 20, 2023 at 7:28 AM
8. Complete insanity. What is Eastern Mediterranean?! Most countries are either west or not at the Mediterranean at all! "Let's enjoy the beautiful mediterranean beaches in *checks map* SOMALIA?! Also, South-East Asia is an utter mess.
Rating: zero stars
Rating: zero stars
7. The Benelux countries conquered Germany, UK, Denmark and parts of Poland in this "Cthulu Wars" tabletop game. I think this is cool. Australia does a funny thing. Antarctica and maritime areas are included, which is also cool.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
September 7, 2023 at 7:43 PM
7. The Benelux countries conquered Germany, UK, Denmark and parts of Poland in this "Cthulu Wars" tabletop game. I think this is cool. Australia does a funny thing. Antarctica and maritime areas are included, which is also cool.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. A random guy called Maddison did this and thought it would be cool to put Kosovo and Montenegro into Africa, and write "Maddison Definition" behind all regions. "Western Offshoots" is funny though.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
September 7, 2023 at 7:42 PM
6. A random guy called Maddison did this and thought it would be cool to put Kosovo and Montenegro into Africa, and write "Maddison Definition" behind all regions. "Western Offshoots" is funny though.
Rating: ⭐
Rating: ⭐
5. The Risk world map - a beautifully stout projection. Did a Ukrainian draw this? I love that Canada has 4 partitions. Unfortunately a #MapWithoutNewZealand.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
September 7, 2023 at 7:40 PM
5. The Risk world map - a beautifully stout projection. Did a Ukrainian draw this? I love that Canada has 4 partitions. Unfortunately a #MapWithoutNewZealand.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. The world according to Wikivoyage Pretty accurate though I feel at this point you can simply go by countries.
Rating: ⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐
September 7, 2023 at 7:39 PM
4. The world according to Wikivoyage Pretty accurate though I feel at this point you can simply go by countries.
Rating: ⭐⭐
Rating: ⭐⭐