AAG Newsletter

The 2018 Award for Bachelors Program Excellence goes to the Department of Geography at SUNY-Geneseo

The Difference That an Award Can Make (For All of Us)

One of the greatest pleasures of serving as President of the AAG is attending and participating in the Association’s awards ceremonies, both at Regional Division conferences and at the Honors…

Stop Teaching GIS

Teach how to learn GIS instead. That was a guiding principle as I recently redesigned the gateway course to the Penn State Online certificate and master's degree programs in GIS.…

Annals Special Issue on Social Justice and the City

Every year since 2009 our flagship journal, the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, has published a special issue that highlights geographic research around a significant global theme. The…

President's Column

The Difference That an Award Can Make (For All of Us)

Derek AldermanMay 1, 20182018-05-07T10:52:03+00:00

One of the greatest pleasures of serving as President of the AAG is attending and participating in the Association’s awards ceremonies, both at Regional Division conferences and at the Honors Luncheon held every year at…

Making AAG Meetings More Public

Derek Alderman April 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-05-01T15:19:36+00:00

We are just days away from the start of the AAG annual meeting. I look forward to seeing many of you in New Orleans. For most of us, participating in the conference is work. It…

Non-Killing Geographies

Derek Alderman and James Tyner February 28, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-02T09:02:52+00:00

This column is written with a very heavy heart, coming just several days after the deadly mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The massacre ended the lives of 17…

Time for a Radical Geographic Literacy in Trump America

Derek Alderman February 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-03-14T16:22:15+00:00

Like many geographers, I have a world map hanging in my office. Last time I looked, I didn’t see any “shitholes” on that map. It does not come easy for me to begin my commentary…

Creating Safe Spaces at AAG Meetings for All

Derek Alderman with Lorraine Dowler January 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-03-14T16:05:22+00:00

Hollywood, The Hill, and the nation’s newsrooms have been exposed as spaces of sexual harassment, misconduct, and even assault. Yet, sexual harassment and discrimination are neither unique nor new to these highly public industries and…

Annual Meeting

Mid Atlantic Division Team Takes 2018 World Geography Bowl Title

StaffMay 1, 20182018-05-01T16:53:17+00:00

Mid Atlantic Division Team Takes 2018 World Geography Bowl Title. AAG President Derek Alderman (far left) presented the new championship award. The Mid Atlantic Team won first place in the 2018 World Geography Bowl, an…

Hating Bourbon Street

Richard Campanella April 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-02T08:52:06+00:00

In this excerpt from this 2014 book Bourbon Street: A History (LSU Press), Tulane geographer Richard Campanella explains the curious cultural phenomenon of hating Bourbon Street—who hates it, why they need you to know they…

A Night on the Town in 1930s New Orleans

Richard Campanella April 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-02T08:52:55+00:00

If AAG came to New Orleans 85 years ago, you might be hitting a “nitery” on Rampart Street or a dance hall in the “Tango Belt” tonight. Tulane geographer Richard Campanella takes you out for…

Southwest Louisiana’s Creole Trail Riding Clubs

Alexandra Giancarlo April 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-02T08:59:22+00:00

Jeanerette Trail Ride, Jeanerette, LA, 2015, Photo by Jeremiah Ariaz By Alexandra Giancarlo Photos by Jeremiah Ariaz You could say trail riding and horse culture is in Acynthia Villery’s blood. “I was going to rodeos…

Mapping the Geography of Cool

Richard Campanella April 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-02T08:53:23+00:00

Coolness, by its very nature, explores edgy terrain; thus, in cities, it becomes geographical, occupying certain spaces, disdaining others, and seeking new ones when uncoolness approaches. And that’s when, and where, coolness affects real estate.…

Association News

Meet the AAG Journals Editors – Stephen Hanna

StaffApril 30, 20182018-04-30T11:25:11+00:00

Dr. Stephen Hanna recently joined the AAG Journals’ editorial team as the Cartography Editor for the AAG suite of journals: the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, the Professional Geographer, and GeoHumanities. Hanna is…

2018 AAG Book Awards Announced

Staff March 12, 2018 Comments Off2018-03-19T08:58:15+00:00

The AAG is pleased to announce the recipients of the three 2018 AAG Book Awards: the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, the AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography, and the AAG Meridian Book Award…

AAG Announces 2018 AAG Award Recipients

Staff February 23, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-04T12:39:24+00:00

The American Association of Geographers congratulates the individuals and entities named to receive an AAG Award. The awardees represent outstanding contributions to and accomplishments in the geographic field. Formal recognition of the awardees will occur…

AAG Welcomes Two Spring Interns

Staff January 29, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-29T16:50:58+00:00

The AAG is excited to have two new interns join our staff for the Spring 2018 semester. Welcome aboard Laura and Hannah! Laura Akindo recently graduated from Frostburg State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree…

‘The International Encyclopedia of Geography’ receives CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title 2017

Staff January 4, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-04T15:22:08+00:00

The AAG-Wiley International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology is the recipient of a prestigious CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 award from the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of…

Featured Articles

Exploring New Orleans and Beyond Using Web Mapping Tools, Maps, and Data

Joseph J. KerskiMarch 1, 20182018-03-01T10:01:39+00:00

The evolution of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the web presents an excellent opportunity for the geography community to foster spatial thinking among colleagues, students, and administrators. The use of web maps, spatial data,…

Teaching Modern GIS

Geri Miller February 2, 2018 Comments Off2018-02-02T10:27:24+00:00

As educators, we are always faced with challenges on how we structure our curriculum activities to ensure that we are in line with modern industry practices. This is easier said than done—for one, there is…

Educational GIS Activities in Africa

Michael Gould January 3, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-03T17:21:36+00:00

Over the past decade, most universities and some secondary schools across Africa have been exposed to geographic information system (GIS) technology. Teaching about and with GIS on that continent has been both challenging and rewarding.…

Resources & Opportunities

AAG Snapshot: Grants & Awards

StaffMay 25, 20182018-05-25T13:19:00+00:00

Inaugural class of AAG Fellows receives recognition at the 2018 AAG Awards Ceremony One of the AAG’s most time-honored programs are the AAG Grants and Awards, annually recognizing students, scholars, and geographers of all types.…

Free Webinar on Wildfire Management Strategies, May 16 (CEUs available)

Staff April 25, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-25T10:38:00+00:00

The American Geosciences Institute's Critical Issues Program is pleased to offer a free webinar in partnership with the American Association of Geographers, “Adapting Wildfire Management to 21st Century Conditions,” on May 16th at 1:00 PM…

Social Media at #AAG2018

Staff March 1, 2018 Comments Off2018-03-01T10:02:46+00:00

We’re getting closer to the 2018 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or looking to follow the action from afar, there are plenty of ways…

AAG Snapshot: AAG Journals

Staff January 22, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-22T14:16:59+00:00

The AAG publishes four scholarly journals - Annals of the AAG, The Professional Geographer, The AAG Review of Books, and GeoHumanities. Each year a total of 16 issues spread among the four journals is produced…

Nominations Sought for the ‘Journal of Geography in Higher Education’ Prize for Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Staff January 4, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-04T15:18:11+00:00

Since 2001 the Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) has presented an award to the author(s) of the paper published in the previous three years on the subject of teaching and learning geography in…

Of Note

The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University Makes History

Joe T. DardenApril 30, 20182018-05-07T10:56:34+00:00

The MSU Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences has admitted and will fund three African American women graduate students for the 2018 academic year. This will be the first time in the history of…

‘The International Encyclopedia of Geography’ receives CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title 2017

Staff January 4, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-04T15:22:08+00:00

All Woman Panel on Climate Organized for SEDAAG Fall Regional Meeting

Jennifer Collins January 3, 2018 Comments Off2018-01-03T10:23:03+00:00

Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Kathy Sherman-Morris organized an all female panel of Climate Specialty Group (CSG) members at SEDAAG to discuss the 2017 hurricane season. Panel members included: Dr. Jennifer Collins (USF), Dr. Kelsey…

Trevor Paglen Named 2017 MacArthur Fellow

Emily Fekete October 19, 2017 Comments Off2017-12-05T17:00:29+00:00

Geographer and artist Trevor Paglen has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2017 for his work revealing the secret world of military operations and corporate power through a mixture of artistic photography, cartographic analysis, and…

Maya Peoples Making History Conference

Staff September 18, 2017 Comments Off2017-10-20T14:33:31+00:00

AAG Vice President, Dr. Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, presenting her research at the Maya Peoples Making History conference. Presentations by Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, AAG VP, UT Austin Timothy Beach, UT Austin Geoffrey Wallace, McGill University Adrienne Kates, Georgetown…

Publications

June 2018 Issue of ‘GeoHumanities’ Now Available

StaffMay 24, 20182018-05-24T13:19:39+00:00

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 4, Issue 1 (June 2018) of GeoHumanities is now available. GeoHumanities is the newest journal of the American Association of Geographers. It features articles that span conceptual and…

New Books in Geography — April 2018

Staff May 15, 2018 Comments Off2018-05-15T14:36:06+00:00

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related fields. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books. Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should contact…

Spring 2018 Issue of ‘The AAG Review of Books’ Now Available

Staff April 25, 2018 Comments Off2018-04-25T13:57:31+00:00

Volume 6, Issue 2 of The AAG Review of Books has now been published online. This quarterly online journal publishes scholarly reviews of recent books related to geography, public policy and international affairs. It also features review essays reflecting on several books on…