Suzy Brandon Ph.D.
@suzywbrandon.bsky.social
#PhD interested in #PoliticalEpistemology, #PoliticalEcology, #Sociology, #Socialmedia, & #Cats
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Selling extinction: The politics of cheetah conservation in Namibia : “Cheetah capital of the world”
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My dissertation is published! 🎉🎉🎉
#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
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#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
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Get ready for this @w-u-r.bsky.social !
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Get ready for this @w-u-r.bsky.social !
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
An interesting line up discussing Planetary Development before Robert Fletcher's Professorial Lecture!
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@pollenetwork.bsky.social @brambuscher.bsky.social @suzywbrandon.bsky.social @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social
This time last year the final paper of my PhD was published. Because I am spending the holidays on the #academicjobmarket I thought I’d share!
#academicbluesky #anthropology #sociology #conservation #politicaleconomy #highered #geopolitics #phdcareers #ecology
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#academicbluesky #anthropology #sociology #conservation #politicaleconomy #highered #geopolitics #phdcareers #ecology
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The Geopolitics of Problematic Information: Epistemic Territorialization and Wildlife Conservation Volunteering in Namibia: Annals of the American Association of Geographers: Vol 115, No 2
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November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This time last year the final paper of my PhD was published. Because I am spending the holidays on the #academicjobmarket I thought I’d share!
#academicbluesky #anthropology #sociology #conservation #politicaleconomy #highered #geopolitics #phdcareers #ecology
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#academicbluesky #anthropology #sociology #conservation #politicaleconomy #highered #geopolitics #phdcareers #ecology
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To quote the late, great Tom Petty: Oh my my, oh hell yes
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
To quote the late, great Tom Petty: Oh my my, oh hell yes
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New York is a-changin'.
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New York is a-changin'.
Campfire in the driveway & S’mores ready, just waiting for Trick or treaters. Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃👻
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Campfire in the driveway & S’mores ready, just waiting for Trick or treaters. Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃👻
I want to share my article where I discuss the #conservationcapitalistclass & how #cheetah #conservation #NGOs, as part of this class, are institutions of global academic, economic, & social power in conservation #politicalecology #humangeography #geography
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The business of saving cheetahs: Cheetah ecology and the diverse politics at work in human wildlife conflict (HWC) interventions in Namibia - Suzanne Brandon, 2024
This paper is concerned with the intersection of cheetah ecology, human wildlife conflict (HWC), settler colonialism, and private land ownership in Namibia. Che...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I want to share my article where I discuss the #conservationcapitalistclass & how #cheetah #conservation #NGOs, as part of this class, are institutions of global academic, economic, & social power in conservation #politicalecology #humangeography #geography
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Fascinating new #OpenAccess article that “argues that factors in conservation and agrarian landscapes squeeze farmers, enabling land acquisition for conservation” #politicalecology #elephant #conservation #agroecology #geography #elephantcorridors 🐘
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Capturing Land for Elephant Corridors in South India through the Conservation-Agrarian Squeeze - Environmental Management
Contemporary conservation visions stress the need to expand land for biodiversity protection globally, despite many critiques saying that this often leads to human dispossession from land and resource...
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June 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Fascinating new #OpenAccess article that “argues that factors in conservation and agrarian landscapes squeeze farmers, enabling land acquisition for conservation” #politicalecology #elephant #conservation #agroecology #geography #elephantcorridors 🐘
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Today my mom was elevated to Professor Emerita of Education by #RollinsCollege!!! Woohoo!!! 🎉🎊🎉
May 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today my mom was elevated to Professor Emerita of Education by #RollinsCollege!!! Woohoo!!! 🎉🎊🎉
I need book recommendations otherwise I’m going to be in the library for the foreseeable future (not that that is a problem per se!). I am searching for something fun, light, & hard, but not impossible, to put down!!! 📖📚
May 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I need book recommendations otherwise I’m going to be in the library for the foreseeable future (not that that is a problem per se!). I am searching for something fun, light, & hard, but not impossible, to put down!!! 📖📚
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Endorse. Incredibly important work.
This is extremely important science and everyone should read and enjoy the figures in this paper: arxiv.org/html/2503.23...
Catsteroseismology: Survey-based Analysis of Purr-mode Oscillations Suggests Inner Lives of Cats are Unknowable
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April 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Endorse. Incredibly important work.
April 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
Nice write up of my research in @w-u-r.bsky.social newsletter. It’s incredibly cool to see my work out in the world! 🐆
#politicalecology #PhDdone #AcademicBluesky #conservation #politicaleconomy #voluntourism #tourism #sociology #wildlifeconservation #phd #geography
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#politicalecology #PhDdone #AcademicBluesky #conservation #politicaleconomy #voluntourism #tourism #sociology #wildlifeconservation #phd #geography
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Nature conservation sometimes takes a touristic detour
Volunteers travel to Namibia to work at cheetah conservation NGOs. On social media, cheetahs are portrayed in a ‘race against extinction.’ However, what is communicated on social media does not show t...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Nice write up of my research in @w-u-r.bsky.social newsletter. It’s incredibly cool to see my work out in the world! 🐆
#politicalecology #PhDdone #AcademicBluesky #conservation #politicaleconomy #voluntourism #tourism #sociology #wildlifeconservation #phd #geography
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#politicalecology #PhDdone #AcademicBluesky #conservation #politicaleconomy #voluntourism #tourism #sociology #wildlifeconservation #phd #geography
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My dissertation is published! 🎉🎉🎉
#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
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#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
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Selling extinction: The politics of cheetah conservation in Namibia : “Cheetah capital of the world”
research.wur.nl
February 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My dissertation is published! 🎉🎉🎉
#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
research.wur.nl/en/publicati...
#politicalecology #Academicbluesky #sociology #geography #geopolitics #conservation #phddone #cheetahs #politicaleconomy #cats #anthropology
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Tomorrow I will be defending my dissertation @w-u-r.bsky.social titled Selling Extinction: the Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia-Cheetah Capital of the World’ 🐆
#PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #conservation #sociology #geopolitics #geography #academicbluesky
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#PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #conservation #sociology #geopolitics #geography #academicbluesky
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Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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February 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tomorrow I will be defending my dissertation @w-u-r.bsky.social titled Selling Extinction: the Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia-Cheetah Capital of the World’ 🐆
#PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #conservation #sociology #geopolitics #geography #academicbluesky
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#PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #conservation #sociology #geopolitics #geography #academicbluesky
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Looking forward to defending my thesis this Friday! 🎉 #PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #PHD #academicbluesky
February 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Looking forward to defending my thesis this Friday! 🎉 #PHDalmostdone #politicalecology #PHD #academicbluesky
#HappyValentinesDay & #happy submission anniversary to this #publication. Happy to see it out in the world!
#geopolitics #politicalecology #Academia #wildlife #volunteertourism #misinformation #AcademicValentines #conservation #science #geography #sociology
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#geopolitics #politicalecology #Academia #wildlife #volunteertourism #misinformation #AcademicValentines #conservation #science #geography #sociology
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The Geopolitics of Problematic Information: Epistemic Territorialization and Wildlife Conservation Volunteering in Namibia
This article describes how power—socioeconomic, epistemic, and political—is harnessed and maintained through information exchanged under the aegis of private property. What was “real” in conservati...
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February 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#HappyValentinesDay & #happy submission anniversary to this #publication. Happy to see it out in the world!
#geopolitics #politicalecology #Academia #wildlife #volunteertourism #misinformation #AcademicValentines #conservation #science #geography #sociology
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#geopolitics #politicalecology #Academia #wildlife #volunteertourism #misinformation #AcademicValentines #conservation #science #geography #sociology
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Books came today!!!
February 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Books came today!!!
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"... cheetah... NGOs... confuse raising money... with effective action. Framing extinction as... can be solved by global audiences... reinforces economic... & power asymmetries in conservation."
Yup, I'd say beware ALL extinction predictions inc people/"civilisation" &c.
They're about money.
Yup, I'd say beware ALL extinction predictions inc people/"civilisation" &c.
They're about money.
I might be a #puppy but I still like to support #cats & #conservation and sometimes that means looking critically at how we talk about #extinction 🐾 #dogsofbluesky #puppiesofbluesky #dogs #bigcats #cheetahs
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Selling extinction: The social media(tion) of global cheetah conservation
This paper contextualizes the social media(tion) of global cheetah conservation and examines how representations of extinction are ‘spectacularized’ a…
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February 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"... cheetah... NGOs... confuse raising money... with effective action. Framing extinction as... can be solved by global audiences... reinforces economic... & power asymmetries in conservation."
Yup, I'd say beware ALL extinction predictions inc people/"civilisation" &c.
They're about money.
Yup, I'd say beware ALL extinction predictions inc people/"civilisation" &c.
They're about money.
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Over the past few months I feel very privileged to have been doing an analysis for DEFRA of how The UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects address poverty; providing recommendations on how projects and the Fund can improve practice ⬇️
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January 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Over the past few months I feel very privileged to have been doing an analysis for DEFRA of how The UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects address poverty; providing recommendations on how projects and the Fund can improve practice ⬇️
iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...
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My friend is graduating today. To celebrate, I would like to share some of his brilliant work! 🎉🎉🎉 #academicbluesky #anthropology #PHD #Brazil
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City & Society | CUAA Urban Studies Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article focuses on PREZEIS, an internationally acclaimed participatory slum governance program in Recife, Brazil. PREZEIS was implemented in 1987 and emerged out of a strong popular movement tha...
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January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My friend is graduating today. To celebrate, I would like to share some of his brilliant work! 🎉🎉🎉 #academicbluesky #anthropology #PHD #Brazil
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Excited to share the formal announcement of my PhD defense @w-u-r.bsky.social 🎉🎊🎉
Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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January 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Excited to share the formal announcement of my PhD defense @w-u-r.bsky.social 🎉🎊🎉
Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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Selling Extinction: The Politics of Cheetah Conservation in Namibia – “Cheetah Capital of the World”
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