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 practical applications of social science and humanities scholarship concerning landscape and its theorisation. The book offers an easy-to-digest introduction to relevant approaches and ideas in the study of landscape. The text includes practical, real-world examples drawn from a range of social science and
📖 The journal Geographies published a paper by a group of members of the #FIREUSES project on "Pyrostories", ie, Portuguese literary texts in which fire is explicitly included in the narrative.
🔓 #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies4040039
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A #booklist for #bookstodon in these dark times, from my own reading list. #politics #usa #uspol #CulturalGeography
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Giridharadas
A People's History of the United States by Zinn
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Dawn of Everything by Graeber and Wengrow
Economics: A User's Guide by Ha-Joon Chang
Lakota Woman by Mary Brave Bird
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Engendering Development by Trauger and Fluri
If you’re prepping for #AAG2024—or just love geography as much as we do—check out the treasure trove of resources on our American Association of Geographers conference hub. You’ll find links to help you navigate the event, as well as interviews and exciting new books to fuel your curiosity.
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New book day!
I've been looking forward to reading this one for a while.
Going all city: Struggle and survival in LA's graffiti subculture
By Stefano Bloch @StefanoBloch
https://www.goingallcity.com/
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