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Blurring The Protagonist/ Antagonist Binary Through A Geopolitics Of Peace: Star Trek’S Cardassians, Antagonists Of The Alpha Quadrant, Hannah C. Gunderman Aug 2024

Blurring The Protagonist/ Antagonist Binary Through A Geopolitics Of Peace: Star Trek’S Cardassians, Antagonists Of The Alpha Quadrant, Hannah C. Gunderman

The Geographical Bulletin

The plotlines of many science fiction television programs and films establish the identities of the protagonists and antagonists at an early stage of the viewing experience . T hese boundaries serve to position the viewer on a particular side of the story, rendering it difficult to fully consider the Other’s actions and motivations . It is in this manner that media influences our perceptions of place and social dynamics through a formation of popular geopolitics . In this paper, I present the Cardassians, an extraterrestrial species in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as a …


Star Trek And The Anthropological Machine: Eliding Difference To Stay Human, Jacob Barber Aug 2024

Star Trek And The Anthropological Machine: Eliding Difference To Stay Human, Jacob Barber

The Geographical Bulletin

This article considers the work of Giorgio Agamben’s ‘Anthropological Machine’ (2004) in the depiction of human-nonhuman interactions in Star Trek . While Star Trek aims to present a utopian vision of the future, a contradictory reading is equally plausible . Instead of embracing novel encounters with nonhuman life and technology, Star Trek retreats into an idealized vision of the human . Encounters with the nonhuman become vehicles through which to reinforce this vision of a bounded and pure human subject . In Star Trek, humans are made to be human through their constant encounters with nonhuman forms, and the possibility …


“Most Damning Of All… I Think I Can Live With It”: Captain Sisko, President Obama, And Emotional Geopolitics, David K. Seitz Aug 2024

“Most Damning Of All… I Think I Can Live With It”: Captain Sisko, President Obama, And Emotional Geopolitics, David K. Seitz

The Geographical Bulletin

This paper argues that the proliferation of geographical inquiry into popular culture as a prism for understanding geopolitical processes can benefit from more sustained engagement with psychoanalytic theory, particularly the work of Melanie Klein . Klein’s account of guilt and the urge to make reparation as both central to the development of conscience and profoundly unevenly distributed contributes to a critique of dominant, uneven geographies of guilt and encourages a nuanced approach to guilt’s potential ethical implications . To illustrate, I identify resonances between the contradictory legacy of the Obama administration and the character of Captain Sisko on the television …


Alternative Pasts, Presents, And Futures In Star Trek: Historical Engagement And Representation Through Popular Culture, Mark Alan Rhodes Ii Aug 2024

Alternative Pasts, Presents, And Futures In Star Trek: Historical Engagement And Representation Through Popular Culture, Mark Alan Rhodes Ii

The Geographical Bulletin

Star Trek has long used its unique situation as a socially and politically engaged television show to approach contemporary, historical, and futuristic ideas of race, labor, gender, nature, landscape, and place . The concept of alternate perceptions of history continues to provide engaging insights into historical representation . This paper explores how Star Trek, as an example of performance, media, and popular culture, contributes to dialogues of alternate pasts, presents, and futures . It builds upon these concepts to engage with and influence geographical dialogues of public space, nature, geopolitics, and societal structure . I explore examples from the television …


Introduction: The Geographies Of Star Trek, Mark Alan Rhodes Ii, Fiona M. Davidson, Hannah C. Gunderman Aug 2024

Introduction: The Geographies Of Star Trek, Mark Alan Rhodes Ii, Fiona M. Davidson, Hannah C. Gunderman

The Geographical Bulletin

There are relatively few media products that can compete with Star Trek in terms of longevity and cultural saturation . First introduced to audiences in 1966, the franchise now encompasses more than fifty years, six television series, thirteen films, countless spin-off novels and ancillary books, multiple annual international fan conventions and an enduring place in the popular culture lexicon of the English language—a remarkable feat for a television show that almost never made it to the screen and, even when it did, was canceled for poor ratings after just three seasons . San Francisco served as both the site of …


Owning The Future: Manifest Destiny And The Vision Of American Hegemony In Star Trek, Fiona M. Davidson Aug 2024

Owning The Future: Manifest Destiny And The Vision Of American Hegemony In Star Trek, Fiona M. Davidson

The Geographical Bulletin

As one of the most enduring television franchises of the late 20th century, Star Trek has had an unparalleled influence on the popular culture representation of humanity’s future as ultimately utopian . In this paper, however, I argue that even as the on-screen text of Star Trek was condemning the narrow parochial interests of nationalism, greed, xenophobia and fear, the narrative subtext throughout the fifty years of the franchise supported the idea of the expansion of western hegemonic power . The paper utilizes examples from all f ive series and the thirteen films to illustrate the ways in which western …


Notes From The Past And New Editors, Casey D. Allen Aug 2024

Notes From The Past And New Editors, Casey D. Allen

The Geographical Bulletin

A Note from the Editor


Cover And Forewords, Casey D. Allen Aug 2024

Cover And Forewords, Casey D. Allen

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords


Volume 58-2 Complete Issue, Casey D. Allen Aug 2024

Volume 58-2 Complete Issue, Casey D. Allen

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 58-2 Complete Issue


Leon Yacher: Scholar, Mentor, And Eclectic Geographer, Michael S. Devivo Aug 2024

Leon Yacher: Scholar, Mentor, And Eclectic Geographer, Michael S. Devivo

The Geographical Bulletin

As Kenzer (2001) has noted, “unlike practitioners in other academic fields, when it comes to the intellectual history of our discipline, geographers love to dabble .” However, examining this dabbling has normally been restricted to examining the contributions of faculty in Ph .D .-granting departments . Indeed, our discipline’s history is rich, but written accounts are incomplete, for the voices of geographers serving in undergraduate programs at colleges and universities of little prestige have for the most part been silent . These programs are housed in institutions that are home to the vast majority of academic geographers, many of whom …


Environmental Impact Of Power Five Conference Realignment, Bradley Farley, Lisa M. Dechano-Cook, Lucius F. Hallett, Iv Aug 2024

Environmental Impact Of Power Five Conference Realignment, Bradley Farley, Lisa M. Dechano-Cook, Lucius F. Hallett, Iv

The Geographical Bulletin

NCAA Division I athletic conferences have recently undergone conference realignments . The expanding geographic footprint of these conferences has led to teams having an increased travel distances for all sports . T his research investigates the environmental impact that conference realignment has had in the “Power 5” conferences in NCAA Division I football . Based on travel distances, has the carbon footprint of the conferences changed dramatically from pre-realignment to post-realignment? In order to answer this question, we examined the changes in average travel distances for each conference pre- and post-alignment . We then calculated the carbon footprints resulting from …


Effects Of Giant Traveling Map Use On Student Spatial Thinking, Jory Fleming, Jerry Mitchell Aug 2024

Effects Of Giant Traveling Map Use On Student Spatial Thinking, Jory Fleming, Jerry Mitchell

The Geographical Bulletin

Geographic education is crucial for preparing students to navigate the places and spaces they inhabit, and National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Map program seeks to address this need by providing an immersive and kinesthetic learning experience with the use of a gym-sized floor map . In this study, a Giant Traveling Map was tested with sixth grade students to determine the effect of engaging with the map on improving spatial thinking skills . Questions were drawn from the Spatial T hinking Ability Test to assess students’ skills pre- and post-experience . Our results show minimal improvement for a few very specific …


Rhizoplaca Chrysoleuca As An Alternative Lichenometric Species: A Preliminary Investigation At The Lawn Lake Alluvial Fan, Rocky Mountain National Park, Co Usa, Jennifer Shanteau, Casey D. Allen Aug 2024

Rhizoplaca Chrysoleuca As An Alternative Lichenometric Species: A Preliminary Investigation At The Lawn Lake Alluvial Fan, Rocky Mountain National Park, Co Usa, Jennifer Shanteau, Casey D. Allen

The Geographical Bulletin

Lichenometry can be a useful tool to date past events when surface ages are unknown . As a method, lichenometry needs to overcome uncertainties in the understanding of lichen biology . Being fairly ubiquitous, Rhizocarpon geographicum is generally used for dating purposes . Other lichens can and have been used for studies, but are often used in conjunction with R . geographicum . This case study suggests that for areas lacking R . geographicum, Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca may be used as an alternate species if the substrate in question does not have substantial R . geographicum growth . While R . …


Cover And Forewords, Steven M. Schnell Aug 2024

Cover And Forewords, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords


The Map Thief By Michael Blanding., Dawn M. Drake Aug 2024

The Map Thief By Michael Blanding., Dawn M. Drake

The Geographical Bulletin

The Map Thief is an interesting read in that it combines a true crime tale with a cartographic history lesson to weave a narrative that is both informative and entertaining . Author Michael Blanding set out to write a short piece for a magazine, but saw a much larger story of a complicated man . Unfortunately he cannot get the subject of the story to help the author understand his motivations . In the end, Blanding gets around these difficulties in a way that makes the tale much more rich and intriguing . The Map Thief is a great read …


Volume 57-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell Aug 2024

Volume 57-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 57-2 Complete Issue


Lack Of Inclusive Stakeholder Representation In Watershed Management Groups In The Midwest: A Threat To Legitimacy, Bruce M. Hall Aug 2024

Lack Of Inclusive Stakeholder Representation In Watershed Management Groups In The Midwest: A Threat To Legitimacy, Bruce M. Hall

The Geographical Bulletin

Legitimacy in natural resource management refers to the degree to which citizens accept and comply with stated plans and policies . Lack of legitimacy can threaten collaboration-based watershed groups that rely on voluntary compliance of major stakeholders to achieve their water quality goals . One of the most cited requirements for legitimacy in natural resource collaborations is inclusive representation . A study of several watershed groups in Wisconsin and Illinois was undertaken in order to find out if lack of inclusiveness is a threat to legitimacy within watershed groups that could impede the success of such organizations in meeting their …


A Giscience Approach To Analyzing Spatial Patterns Of Voter Turnout In Omaha, Nebraska, Kaitlyn Taylor, H. Jason Combs, Paul R. Burger Aug 2024

A Giscience Approach To Analyzing Spatial Patterns Of Voter Turnout In Omaha, Nebraska, Kaitlyn Taylor, H. Jason Combs, Paul R. Burger

The Geographical Bulletin

Scholars from a variety of disciplines have analyzed voter participation, with most studies focusing on socio-demographic issues to explain turnout . Often overlooked, however, is the geography of voter participation . Omaha, Nebraska presents an economically and ethnically diverse study area to examine geographic factors related to turnout . Over 51 percent of the state’s registered voters live in three counties—Douglas, Sarpy, and Lancaster—which contain the Omaha and Lincoln metropolitan areas . This project employs Geographic Information Science (GIScience) along with electoral geography principles and spatial analysis to evaluate voter participation across the Omaha metropolitan area . Getis-Ord Gi* statistic …


A Fog Climatology Of The Delmarva Peninsula, Wesley R. Skeeter, Darren B. Parnell, Brent R. Skeeter Aug 2024

A Fog Climatology Of The Delmarva Peninsula, Wesley R. Skeeter, Darren B. Parnell, Brent R. Skeeter

The Geographical Bulletin

The Delmarva Peninsula is a unique region with regards to the importance of fog . This study examines the spatial and temporal variability of fog characteristics across the Peninsula . In this paper, we use five stations with reliable records to create a regional fog climatology . Results indicate there is a high degree of temporal variability over relatively short distances, especially when comparing coastal to inland locations . The most inland location, Salisbury, receives by far the greatest annual frequency of fog . The seasonal distribution of fog events for the inland and coastal locations differ greatly, with Salisbury …


How Short-Term Rentals Impact Summit County, Colorado, Spatially And Economically: A Gis Analysis, Hanna Gilhooley Aug 2024

How Short-Term Rentals Impact Summit County, Colorado, Spatially And Economically: A Gis Analysis, Hanna Gilhooley

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

Summit County, Colorado, is experiencing a housing crisis influenced by the rise of short-term rentals (STRs). This project investigates how STRs spatially and economically impact the county. STRs are regarded as a reason for the housing crisis as they take away long-term housing from locals and increase housing market prices. Locals are forced to look for housing in neighboring counties such as Clear Creek, Eagle, Grand, Lake, and Park. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to analyze the spatial and economic impact of STRs in Summit County. Total population, median household income and STR locations are analyzed in ArcGIS …


A Comparative Gis Analysis Of United And Southwest Airlines Route Networks, Robert Brown Aug 2024

A Comparative Gis Analysis Of United And Southwest Airlines Route Networks, Robert Brown

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

This GIS project explores the relationship between airline route networks and flight delays for two U.S. Airlines. Using data obtained from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), route networks were created for United and Southwest Airlines showing all flights that each carrier reported in 2023. The airlines of interest were selected due to their opposing route network types; commonly referred to as a hub-and-spoke (HS) and a point-to-point (PTP) route network, respectively. Link charts were created to calculate centrality metrics quantifying these networks, and flight delay data were manipulated and summarized to develop an ArcGIS Dashboard with which any ArcGIS …


Wolverine Habitat Suitability Analysis In Lake County, Colorado, Using Gis, Jake Hostnik Aug 2024

Wolverine Habitat Suitability Analysis In Lake County, Colorado, Using Gis, Jake Hostnik

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

This project explores the reintroduction of the wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) to Colorado’s mountainous regions, where the species has been extirpated due to habitat destruction and human activities. The study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify optimal habitats for wolverine reintroduction, considering factors like snowpack duration, prey availability, and human disturbance. By creating a GIS-based habitat suitability model, this research will guide conservationists in selecting reintroduction sites. The project addresses the species' role in maintaining alpine ecosystem balance and contributes to the broader understanding of biodiversity restoration in the face of climate change. Results will inform future conservation planning …


Key Largo Mangrove Population Monitoring: A Remote Sensing Analysis And Classification Methodology Review, David Lackajs Aug 2024

Key Largo Mangrove Population Monitoring: A Remote Sensing Analysis And Classification Methodology Review, David Lackajs

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

Mangrove forests are some of the world's most bio-diverse habitats, providing essential services to the surrounding coasts. Removal of these habitats has a devastating impact on the ecosystems within them. The Florida Keys are some of the last areas in the United States with extensive mangrove populations. One specific area, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, has been under state protection since 1959. For that reason, mangrove forest habitats there are less fragmented. This study uses remotely sensed imagery to quantify and analyze mangrove populations in this area using two methods: sub-pixel analysis and supervised classification. The …


Unaccompanied Migrant Children In The Mountain West, 2015-2023, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Aug 2024

Unaccompanied Migrant Children In The Mountain West, 2015-2023, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Demography

This fact sheet examines data on the number of unaccompanied migrant children who obtained sponsors and relocated to 22 cities in five Mountain West states from 2015 to 2023. Data from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah are included from a New York Times report which includes U.S. Department of Human Health and Services data on unaccompanied migrant children in all 50 states and Washington D.C.


Cover And Forewords, Steven M. Schnell Aug 2024

Cover And Forewords, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords


Volume 57-1 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell Aug 2024

Volume 57-1 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 57-1 Complete Issue


Sustainable Campus Landscapes In The United States And China: A Comparative Analysis, Zhaofang Zhang, Jing Zhou, Deanna Schmidt, Kathleen Garland Aug 2024

Sustainable Campus Landscapes In The United States And China: A Comparative Analysis, Zhaofang Zhang, Jing Zhou, Deanna Schmidt, Kathleen Garland

The Geographical Bulletin

This paper explores landscapes of sustainability. Universities across the world have incorporated sustainability into their curriculum, research, infrastructure operation, and resource management. However, campus landscapes are relatively unexplored assets to promote university sustainability. As the physical embodiment of university values as well as an enduring legacy, campus landscapes offer the potential to integrate sustainability into the fabric of universities for generations to come. The paper presents findings from an empirical study of two universities: China T hree Gorges University, Yinchang City, Hubei province, China, (CTGU) and the University of Houston, Clear Lake, Texas, United States (UHCL). The research utilizes landscape …


Who Lives Where: A Comprehensive Population Taxonomy Of Cities, Suburbs, Exurbs, And Rural Areas In The United States, Brian Edward Johnson, Jason Shifferd Aug 2024

Who Lives Where: A Comprehensive Population Taxonomy Of Cities, Suburbs, Exurbs, And Rural Areas In The United States, Brian Edward Johnson, Jason Shifferd

The Geographical Bulletin

This paper answers the question: how many Americans live in cities, suburbs, exurbs, and rural areas in the United States? Previous works have examined only one or some of these settlement types instead of accounting for the entire country’s population, or have employed highly technical classifications uncommon in common parlance. T his paper develops a comprehensive classification scheme using vernacular settlement types, then organizes U.S. Census data into the taxonomy presented here. This research contributes to the existing literature by (1) reporting the number and percentages living in all four major settlement types rather than covering only one or two …


Downy Woodpecker Habitat Suitability In Gourdneck State Game Area, Michigan, Emma Fojtik, Lisa M. Dechano-Cook Aug 2024

Downy Woodpecker Habitat Suitability In Gourdneck State Game Area, Michigan, Emma Fojtik, Lisa M. Dechano-Cook

The Geographical Bulletin

This study examines the habitat suitability for the downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) for a parcel of land in Gourdneck State Game Area (GSGA), Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Land within GSGA has undergone habitat restoration from forest and shrub to savanna and prairie, intentionally excluding two parcels. This study took place on one of the excluded parcels. We used the Habitat Suitability Index Model created by the Fish and Wildlife Service to determine suitability. We measured basal area and number of snags in 0.4 hectares to determine the food and reproduction life requisites that are the basis of the Habitat Suitability Index …


Testing The Feasibility Of Dendrogeomorphic Studies In The Southeastern U.S. On Mt. Le Conte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, U.S.A., Maegen L. Rochner, Henri D. Grissino-Mayer Aug 2024

Testing The Feasibility Of Dendrogeomorphic Studies In The Southeastern U.S. On Mt. Le Conte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, U.S.A., Maegen L. Rochner, Henri D. Grissino-Mayer

The Geographical Bulletin

Dendrogeomorphic analyses of mass movement events have been sparingly conducted at sites in the western United States, and are especially uncommon in the eastern U.S. The goal of this study was to determine if southeastern tree species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) record evidence of debris slides in their tree-ring record. Following initial reconnaissance on three debris slide scars on Mt. Le Conte in GSMNP, we performed preliminary dendrogeomorphic analysis on one of the slides, LC01. This slide is considered, although not thoroughly documented, to have occurred following a cloudburst on September 1, 1951. The identification of suppressed …