Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León
@lfalvarezleon
Associate Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College // EconGeog, Spatial Data, Tacos & Case Ideas // A 2 de 3 caídas, sin límite de tiempo.
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Now that #TheMapInTheMachine exists in its *final form*, I want to thank Catherine D'Ignazio @kanarinka.bsky.social and Jamie Peck for their kind words on the back cover. Also, if you haven’t yet, pre-order this fine paper product from the dream team at University of California Press (is on Bluesky). ucpress.edu/book/978052038…
It's here! I'm thrilled to announce that my new book "Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action" with The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social is here! mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048873/… Here's a 🧵about it! 1/12
Introduction to the special issue of Digital Geography and Society on "Digital Natures: Reworking Epistemologies, Ontologies and Politics" w/ Andres Luque-Ayala Ruth Machen sciencedirect.com/science/articl… The six papers in the special issue are open access here: sciencedirect.com/journal/digita…
#TheMapInTheMachine featured in the Campaign for the American Reader. americareads.blogspot.com/2024/06/pg-99-… See the “Page 99 Test” essay I wrote as a companion page99test.blogspot.com/2024/06/luis-f… DM if you’re interested in review copies, or buy one from the fine folks at UC Press ucpress.edu/book/978052038…
Congrats to Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León for his recognition of Outstanding Scholarship! 👨🎓🌎😊
📢We are also delighted to be welcoming 15 new Editorial Board members this year: Collins Adjei Mensah, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León, Dartmouth 🌲, USA Dr Pamela Buchan, ExeterGeography, UK Catherine Butler, ExeterGeography, UK ... rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/2… 1/3
At MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing we are thrilled to announce a TT position seeking an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Computing, and Health of the Planet (see here apply.interfolio.com/156251). I wanted to make a 🧵to explain a bit about what we are looking for… 1/16
AAG 2025 CFP: "Action/activist research in digital geographies and platform urbanism" w/ Mark Graham 🌃✨, Declan Cullen, Dillon Mahmoudi, kafui attoh. submit abstracts by Mon Oct 28.
Excited to see this out in Digital Geography & Society! Fun and insightful to examine mundane file formats through the mode of production. This paper looks at the histories of GeoJSON and the Esri Shapefile. doi.org/10.1016/j.digg…
Our chapter calling for #RemoteSensing in political geography is now out in a new edited volume convened by many of the editors of @Pol_Geog_Jl, incl Filippo Menga & @DrKimPeters! Co-authors 🎉 Hilary Oliva Faxon Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León Colin Gleason Beth Tellman, Phd link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
Last month I was an invited speaker at the Autumn School: Networks – An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Connectivity, at University of Tübingen (uni-tuebingen.de/de/263562). I had such a wonderful time there. Photos by Patrick Gerstorfer Universität Tübingen @attaneleh Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León
Long time listener, first time book talker. Thanks to Stentor Danielson for the invitation to New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social). to discuss #TheMapintheMachine. Shout out to University of California Press (is on Bluesky)! Check out our conversation here: pca.st/episode/66d94e…
The digital economy is not placeless. Companies like Netflix and Google Maps use location data to create targeted markets and drive value. Prof. Dr. Luis F. Alvarez León studies how geography powers digital capitalism—shaping data, markets, and everyday life. bit.ly/402l4uB