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Peter R. Martin

@peterrmartin.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Cultural and Historical Geography at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Interested in critical histories of Arctic exploration and knowledge production. linktr.ee/peter_r_martin

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Sarah Pickman@sarahmpicks.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited that my article on collecting polar exploration ephemera is live, part of the special issue “Crossings in Polar Art History” for the journal Art History. Thanks to issue editors @issygapp.bsky.social and Mark Cheetham and everyone who spoke to me for this piece, incl. @tchotchke.bsky.social!

‘You will find it at the North Pole when you get there’: Travels in Polar Exploration Ephemera

Abstract. Throughout the long nineteenth century, dozens of exploratory expeditions embarked from Western Europe and European settler nations for the Arcti

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 2w ago

See below for Part II in my series of blog posts about my recent Alaska fieldwork trip! This one is about my visit to #TheAnchorageMuseum and discusses some of the thought-provoking Arctic-related exhibits I saw there. As I explain below, it felt like the whole place was curated just for me!

Encountering Alaska (Part II): The Anchorage Museum

This blog post offers further reflections on my Alaskan fieldwork as part of the ‘Sharing the Tsaroff Story’ research project. The other posts in the series can be found here. My second day in Anch…

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 2w ago

📄New article from me! 📄 'Walrus Skins and Weet-o-Weet: Uncomfortable Encounters in the Yupik Yaranga' in Annals of the @geographers.bsky.social Probably my most 'theory-driven' one so far - a cautious step into the world of non-rep and the geogs of dis/comfort. As ever, feedback welcome!

Walrus Skins and Weet-o-Weet: Uncomfortable Encounters in the Yupik Yaranga

This article analyzes a series of Arctic colonial encounters that took place between British naval officers and members of the Indigenous Yupik community in the mid-nineteenth century. Using a crit...

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Now I have recovered from some serious jetlag, I have managed to write the first in a series of blog posts about my recent trip to the #Aleutian island of #Unalaska as part of my #SharingTheTsaroffStory project. This one reflects on my visit to the fab Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage.

Encountering Alaska (Part I): The Alaska Native Heritage Center

In my previous blog post, I shared details of my new research project ‘Sharing the Tsaroff Story.’ This project is now fully underway, and I have recently returned from my fieldwork trip to Anchora…

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Now I have recovered from some serious jetlag, I have managed to write the first in a series of blog posts about my recent trip to the #Aleutian island of #Unalaska as part of my #SharingTheTsaroffStory project. This one reflects on my visit to the fab Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage.

Encountering Alaska (Part I): The Alaska Native Heritage Center

In my previous blog post, I shared details of my new research project ‘Sharing the Tsaroff Story.’ This project is now fully underway, and I have recently returned from my fieldwork trip to Anchora…

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Katie Parker@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This post is a tiny window into the fascinating research done by Beth Williamson on orthography, #maps and the @rgs.org , a CDA project between @rhulgeography.bsky.social and the RGS. #skystorians 🗃️

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 2mo ago

Why did place names on a map of Canada matter to geographers in London? In the 1880s, a new railroad connected eastern Canada to British Columbia. As the railway expanded, Indigenous place names were added to official maps - including this 1886 map - which became a point of contention at the RGS.

School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford@oxfordgeography.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vacancy: Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography SoGE, in association with @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social, seeks an outstanding Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography to provide cover during Professor Derek McCormack’s period as Head of School: https://bit.ly/3PUDVG7 #academicsky

Job Details: Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography

The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE), in association with Mansfield College, seeks an outstanding Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography to provide cover during Professor Derek McCormack’s period as Head of School.

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Jon Agar@jonagar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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American Association of Geographers@geographers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are you a map enthusiast looking for an opportunity to explore the vast cartographic collections of the @librarycongress.bsky.social? Applications are now being accepted for the 8-week Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship with the #Geography and #Map Division. Learn more:

The Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship: Applications are Open for 2027, and Learn About Our 2026 Fellows! | Worlds Revealed

The Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship is open to applicants for the 2027 term. Learn more about this unique fellowship opportunity as well as our 2026 Fellows, Dr. Edward Blum and Dr. Laurent…

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Seals, Stigma and Survival@sealsandsurvival.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Out now in The Polar Journal - OA piece by @sealsandsurvival.bsky.social principal investigator @danitaburke.bsky.social, "The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers" @nichecanada.bsky.social @fishingforsuccess.bsky.social @sduarctic.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social

Open Access New Project Article: The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers

Out now in The Polar Journal is a new open access piece by project principal investigator Danita Burke, "The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers". Seal hunting is a polarising topic, and the European Union’s 2009 ban is arguably the most high-profile and impactful statement against the practice of seal hunting on the world stage.

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Katie Parker@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Maritime history can tell endless types of stories. If you are working on a maritime topic, consider submitting to #RoyalMuseumsGreenwich conference on Maritime Histories from the Margins. #skystorians #cfp 🌊🗃️

Call for Papers | Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present

An interdisciplinary conference co-convened by Royal Museums Greenwich and the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, University of Portsmouth

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Sarah Evans@fridaylast.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm thrilled to see these go live! It's been a fantastic project to be involved in 😊 If you're interested in researching similar hidden histories using @rgs.org collections or partnering on a project with us in @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social, get in touch!

Bethan Davies@iceybethan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It is a delight to launch our Greenland Connection resources! These tell the hidden stories and histories of the UK-led exploration of Greenland. www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...

Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's been a pleasure being involved in this project! Thanks to @iceybethan.bsky.social; @owenking.bsky.social; @fridaylast.bsky.social; @klausdodds.bsky.social & @jamesmlea.bsky.social for great discussions on the decolonisation of historical 🇬🇧🇬🇱 connections. See thread below for each StoryMap 👇

Bethan Davies@iceybethan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It is a delight to launch our Greenland Connection resources! These tell the hidden stories and histories of the UK-led exploration of Greenland. www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...

Katie Parker@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How are bodies charted, and how might maps chart bodily experience? Steph Morris asks this question at their new exhibition, Skin Maps: semi-permeable cartography, held from 12 June to 16 Aug at the Director's Gallery @rgs.org. Steph was inspired by maps and atlases in the RGS Collections. 🗃️

Skin maps: semi-permeable cartography | Exhibition

A new exhibition of collages and reworkings of historic maps from the RGS and other archives by Steph Morris.

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RGS-IBG Higher Ed@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Marking an excellent dissertation at the moment? Departments are encouraged to submit outstanding undergraduate dissertations for this year's Research Group and Society prizes. Deadline: Wednesday 22 July.

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)@rgs.org · 4mo ago

Each year, the Society and its Research Groups award dissertation prizes, which recognise outstanding geographical research produced by undergraduate students. Winners for the 2024/2025 academic year have now been announced, with over 40 students recognised 👏 Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/3OvQ7fQ

Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities@greenhouseuis.net · 5mo ago

We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhum

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026

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Katie Parker@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Each pair of #map experts took on a different theme. @peterrmartin.bsky.social and I discussed Indigenous maps and mapping, including responsibilities for non-Indigenous researchers, as well as reparations and returns from colonial collections.

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library

This article summarises and reflects on the ‘Mapping Indigeneity’ Map Room Conversation that formed part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024. Firstly, the maps from the RGS-IBG collec...

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Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So pleased to be a part of this, and what a fabulous set of papers! Look out for the cfp from @stephenlegg11.bsky.social at the end - would highly recommend all geographers (and others!) engage with these collections and see what comes out as a result! 🗺️

Katie Parker@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What happens when you put experts, prescient topics, engaged audiences, and #maps together? A Map Room Conversation! Our Area special section is now available #openaccess #geography #skystorians 🗃️

Peter R. Martin @peterrmartin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This looks ace! "As the focus intensifies once more on the Arctic, it’s important to remember there isn’t one history, there are many histories. People have long moved in all directions, from all places." Congrats @issygapp.bsky.social and #MarkCheetham! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Arctic Fever: new exhibit finds 19th-century parallels to Trump’s Greenland obsession

As far back as 1867, White House officials have viewed Greenland, and Iceland, as having immense strategic value

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NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In our latest book review, Lianne Leddy examines @tinaadcock.bsky.social's A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North ( @ubcpress.bsky.social 2025) niche-canada.org/2026/01/30/r... #envhist #cdnhist #arctic #bookreview #histsci

Review of Adcock, A Cold Colonialism

Adcock examines modern northern explorers, revealing how gendered networks and knowledge production enabled Canadian settler colonial power with lasting impacts.

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