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American Association of Geographers
@theAAG
AAG is an academic & professional organization representing educators, researchers, & practitioners in geography. Also at geographers.bsky.social
Washington, D.C.
aag.org
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Aug 12, 2022
    “Geography is the study of earth as the home of people.” We are sad to hear of Yi-Fu Tuan's passing at the age of 91. Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's voice led the humanistic geography movement and transformed the way we think about place and space. We are grateful for his vision.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Oct 15, 2021
    "You're a geographer!? What's the Capitol of...." 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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    American Association of Geographers
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    May 21, 2022
    Replying to @sarahkbingler
    Congratulations to your son! We can't think of a better way to "waste your time" aag.org/jobs-careers/
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Nov 5, 2024
    The 2025 Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography is awarded to Katherine McKittrick. A foundational voice for Black geographies and methods of knowledge creation, Dr. McKittrick probes boundaries & possibilities between scholarship and imagination bit.ly/3BYjXTu
    Promotional image featuring Katherine McKittrick, recipient of the 2025 Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography by the American Association of Geographers. The image includes a close-up of McKittrick alongside text detailing her position as a professor at Queen's University and her contributions to geographic and Black studies.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Feb 3, 2022
    Congratulations to @nkjemisin, AAG's 2022 Honorary Geographer! Jemisin is the world-building sci-fi author of The City We Became, the Inheritance Trilogy, and the Broken Earth series. Her work is grounded in a keen geographical understanding of the world and of human societies.
    Image reads: 2022 Honorary Geographer N. K. Jemisin. It shows a headshot of Jemisin on a green background with the AAG logo.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Apr 20, 2021
    For extraordinary contributions to science, pioneering and synthetic thinking about oceanography, geography, and GIS, and for her years of leadership, Dr. Dawn Wright (@deepseadawn) is granted the AAG 2021 Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography bit.ly/3a7oMcz
    Photo showing a headshot of Dr. Dawn Wright.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Mar 11, 2020
    AAG council has decided unanimously to cancel #aagDENVER and shift to a virtual option, free of charge. We know the annual meeting is a highlight for many, and appreciate your patience and understanding as we plan for this transition. Details forthcoming. bit.ly/2vdTxv9
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Dec 17, 2020
    🎉 The 2021 Distinguished Scholarship Honors is bestowed on Cindi Katz for for her pioneering and sweeping contributions to the disciplinary fields of feminist geography, Marxist feminist theory, children’s geographies, political ecology, and epistemology. bit.ly/3mgPCC5
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Dec 16, 2021
    For her foundational contributions in environmental justice and Latinx geographies and to human geography over the past three decades, Dr. Laura Pulido is granted the 2022 Distinguished Scholarship Honors. 🎉 👏 bit.ly/3q3NWA2
    Image shows Laura Pulido standing in front of a bookshelf, arms folded. It sits on a green background with the AAG American Association of Geographers logo.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    May 21, 2020
    .@GovRonDeSantis says that someone with a geography degree is "not a data scientist." It's critical to recognize the role geographers & GIScientists play during COVID-19. If you agree sign AAG's letter to the Governor reminding him that geography matters bit.ly/DeSantisGeoMat…
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Feb 20, 2019
    For her outstanding commitment to social issues as an activist and scholar and to the discipline of geography as a whole, the AAG is proud to award Farhana Sultana with the 2019 Glenda Laws Award. Congratulations! @Farhana_H2O bit.ly/2Ee8TBA
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Feb 17, 2021
    🏆 Congratulations to @jgieseking for receiving the 2021 Glenda Laws Award for his work combining trans, queer, and feminist geographies with GIS and critical urban theory, bringing social issues to light. bit.ly/3jMWvf0
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    American Association of Geographers
    @theAAG
    Jan 29, 2024
    🏆 Congratulations to Cindi Katz for receiving the 2024 AAG Lifetime Achievement Honor. 🎉 Her impactful work spans feminist scholarship, social theory, and geography, illuminating the lives of children affected by political-ecological conditions. @GC_CUNY bit.ly/3TS45Ja
    Headshot of Cindi Katz, featuring text: The 2024 AAG Lifetime Achievement Honor is awarded to Cindi Katz for her enduring scholarly contributions to feminist scholarship and social theory, and the subfields of cultural, social, and economic geography and political economy; as well as shedding light on the political-ecological conditions that affect the lives of children.
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    American Association of Geographers
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    Mar 27, 2023
    See you next year for #AAG2024 online and in Honolulu!
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