Jason Dittmer Libros

Jason Dittmer explores the intersections of popular culture, geopolitics, and identity in his academic work. As a Reader in Human Geography at University College London, he delves into how these themes shape perceptions of global issues. His notable publications include a solo work that examines the cultural dimensions of geopolitics and a coedited volume focused on American evangelical perspectives on geopolitics and apocalyptic narratives.

Focusing on the interplay between humans and nonhuman objects, the book presents a fresh perspective on foreign policy and diplomacy. Dittmer explores how material conditions, such as the design of government buildings and military decisions, influence diplomatic actions. By emphasizing dynamic processes over static structures, he argues that international relations are shaped by the convergence of various elements rather than just state interactions. This approach redefines power and agency within the realm of diplomacy, highlighting the significance of micro-level interactions.

Comic Book Geographies is a volume that brings together scholars from the discipline of geography and the field of comics studies to consider the multiple ways in which space is both constitutive of, and produced through, comic books. Senior scholars contribute their thoughts alongside a range of fresh talent from both fields, providing for a potent mix of perspectives. Together, these chapters reframe debates about comic books by highlighting their unique spatialities and the way that those spatialities are shot through by a range of relationships to time. Examples are drawn from a wide range of geographical contexts, from post-9/11 American superhero comics to the Franco-Belgian tradition and from comics intended for mass consumption to the spoken-word performances of Alan Moore. As a truly interdisciplinary engagement, with scholars coming from geography, literature, history, and beyond, Comic Book Geographies brings together perspectives on comic books that have too long been working in isolation.

Now in a thoroughly revised edition, this innovative textbook surveys the field of popular geopolitics, exploring the relationship between popular culture and international relations from a geographical perspective. Using colorful current examples, it brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary literature and makes it understandable and relevant.