The hope? To illuminate how enslaved freedom seekers and their abolitionist allies circumvented the punitive landscapes within the antebellum Great Plains.
Author: spatialhuman6
Historical Geographer, digital humanist, truth-seeker, mother, activist, advocate
#Grief 60 Day Check-in
But beyond the many beautiful things I know of my son from his time on Earth I now know that as his mother the ways that I cope with Ricky's transition will mark my transformation in the After.
#Geography and Institutional Barriers: GEO’s Elimination at Harvard-1948
The publication of “Academic War Over the Field of Geography” by Neil Smith sent shock waves through the discipline of geography’s academic community. Smith’s purpose in writing the piece was to begin a conversation about the state of geography through reclaiming the history of the Harvard debacle.
The New Census Interface: Tutorial #CensusGeography
American Factfinder has been retired and it happened on March 31, 2020 in the midst of COVID reality in the United States.
Rare Books and Grief Work
A bit of research excitement- I managed to get my hands on an extremely rare book that was published by the Norfolk, VA Historical Society in 1968.
Message to followers of my blog: Bereavement- UPDATE
My heart hurts. It is a pain I can’t ignore. I have lost my son. Because of this time of intense grief in the wake of my son's passing I will likely not post again for some time. Please keep my daughter and me in your prayers. Obituary for My Son Ricky Gerard Dawkins, Jr., … Continue reading Message to followers of my blog: Bereavement- UPDATE
Slave Narrative Set in the Great Dismal Swamp Now Available on Audiobook: Moses Grandy’s Life
For Moses Grandy, his end in telling his story of enslavement was to reveal the horrors of slavery as he experienced it as well as use the proceeds of the sale of his book to purchase his enslaved children’s freedom who had been sold further south into Louisiana from the Virginia/North Carolina border.
#Geography as a field: Paradigm Shifts
In many ways I feel like I am still arriving at an understanding of the contours that make up the vast body of knowledge known as geography. For me as a newcomer who stumbled in as a Janie-come-lately by way of Women’s and Gender Studies, History, and a concentration in the study of American Slavery … Continue reading #Geography as a field: Paradigm Shifts
Photo Essay: Protests of 2020 #BlackLivesMatter
The video of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police broke my heart--I have lost a lot of faith. This is what life is in a world filled with social disorder and widespread oppression.
D3.js and Leaflet.js for Web Mapping
The rapid increase in innovation within web mapping technology has provided users with an array of choices for mapping geographic information for data visualization. Web GIS is a “combination of the web and GIS using web technologies such as Hyptertext Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Markup Language, Uniform Resource Locator, Javascript, Web Graphics and more.”[1] Indeed, the … Continue reading D3.js and Leaflet.js for Web Mapping
#COVIDiary April 22
In every household, the Coronavirus has changed the way the world connects as well as how individuals reach out to each other.
#Quarantine Diary #SociallyDistant Christy March 17, 2020
COVID-19 DIARY March 17, 2020 Christy Hyman Occupation: PhD Student in Historical Geography at the University of Nebraska Lincoln Mother of two children, 20 year old college sophomore Chastity, and 14 year old 8th grader Ricky Day 2 Woke up at about 8:30am after a strange dream. This time the dream was set in my … Continue reading #Quarantine Diary #SociallyDistant Christy March 17, 2020
