Halford Mackinder's guest appearances

Halford Mackinder

The John Batchelor Show

RANE Podcast

(Un)doing Geography

Spring 2010 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdf

Spring 2010 | Public lectures and events | Video

Sean Parnell

Jack Carr

Stephen Platt

James Grady

Peter Zeihan

Annie Jacobsen

Brad Thor

David Austin

Garrett Graff

Clint Emerson

David Kennedy

Charlie Hebdo

Elliot Ackerman

Matthew Bey

James Olson

OwlTail

The first episode of (Un)doing Geography looks at what we mean by the term Geography and how we can adopt a more inclusive approach of doing geography by learning from the Ancient Greeks. I revisit the first Geography textbook on my university reading list, Introducing Human Geographies, 3rd Edition (2013) by Paul Cloke, Philip Crang and Mark Goodwin. I look at the Imperial Foundation - Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire and the problematic framings of map symbolism and domination. Finally we look at one of the founding fathers of the discipline, Halford Mackinder, and his use of excessive violence during his expedition to Mount Kenya. If we consider our subject, as those involved with Earth writing as the Ancient Greeks suggest, it can be done by anyone, at any place and at any time. Please do like and subscribe to the podcast so as many geographers as possible can join us on our learning journey together.

The first episode of (Un)doing Geography looks at what we mean by the term Geography and how we can adopt a more inclusive approach of doing geography by learning from the Ancient Greeks. I revisit the first Geography textbook on my university reading list, <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Introducing_Human_Geographies.html?id=qeXeAQAAQBAJ&amp;redir_esc=y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Introducing Human Geographies, 3rd Edition</a> (2013) by Paul Cloke, Philip Crang and Mark Goodwin. I look at the <a href="http://www.victorianweb.org/art/design/crane/1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imperial Foundation - Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire</a> and the problematic framings of map symbolism and domination. Finally we look at one of the founding fathers of the discipline, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Geopolitics_and_Empire/rUQTDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Halford Mackinder</a>, and his use of excessive violence during his expedition to Mount Kenya. If we consider our subject, as those involved with Earth writing as the Ancient Greeks suggest, it can be done by anyone, at any place and at any time. Please do like and subscribe to the podcast so as many geographers as possible can join us on our learning journey together.

What is Geography? Maps, British Empire and Halford Mackinder

It’s been 30 years since a group of young protestors faced down military tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square to protest for Democracy.This, of course, was a battle lost.2019 also marks another anniversary - one which remains relevant today as the U.S. and China renegotiate their relationship and its balance of power. In 1919, a book was published without which Stratfor would likely not exist. It is Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction, written by Halford Mackinder.It’s a book that resonates with Stratfor’s VP of Strategic Analysis, Rodger Baker. And also with scholar of history and author, Dr. Jeremi Suri.

It’s been 30 years since a group of young protestors faced down military tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square to protest for Democracy. This, of course, was a battle lost. 2019 also marks another anniversary - one which remains relevant today as the U.S. and China renegotiate their relationship and its balance of power. In 1919, a book was published without which Stratfor would likely not exist. It is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PV3T13F/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democratic Ideals and Reality: A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction</a>, written by Halford Mackinder. It’s a book that resonates with Stratfor’s VP of Strategic Analysis, Rodger Baker. And also with scholar of history and author, <a>Dr. Jeremi Suri.</a>

How Halford Mackinder Saw the World: Lessons Learned from World War One that Shaped Global Thinking Episode 85