Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: grad school suggestions
Date: Mar 20, 2002 @ 16:46
Author: m donner ("m donner" <maxivan82@...>)
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>From: David_________________________________________________________________
>Not exactly. Boundary pointing, and chasing geographic oddities, etc. is a
>great hobby. And in hobbies, "to each his/her own" rules the day. I know
>what I am interested in, and not interested in, and my interests change.
>
>Research and (post)graduate studies in geography are part of my
>profession, and certain standards of performance and topic apply, many of
>which a share with my academic colleagues. I doubt if one could get a
>Master's degree in geography for a good stamp collection, for example. My
>opinions on what consitute legitimate topics for graduate study in
>geography at Buffalo carry considerable weight, although my colleages
>certainly vary in their opinions.
>
>I think there is some overlap between scholarly research topics that would
>form a legitimate target for graduate research at Buffalo in geography,
>philosophy, or political science (-- yes indeed, "normal scientific
>pursuit"!), and the topics of interest to most boundary-pointers. But only
>a small overlap. But most boundary point activities, I think should not
>"count" toward a graduate degree anywhere in any discipline, no more than
>stamp collecting or a good golf score (or in my case, a good bird
>list) would "count" to toward a graduate degree.
>
>The original question was what university to go to to pursue
>(post)graduate work related to boundaries, enclaves, etc. To the extent
>that there are legitimate scholarly nuggets and problems within the
>boundarypoint domain, I still think Buffalo would be a good place for
>academic study of those topics.
>
>David
>
>On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, m donner wrote:
>
> > david
> > do i understand correctly
> > first you offer us fellow uniquely empassioned geonuts a good place to
> > pursue boundary pointing interests
> > but then you limit us to what you personally think is very interesting
> > & from that you whittle us down to what is also popular
> > & finally from all that down to normal scientific pursuit
> >
> > & may i also ask you as my fellow charter member of bp whether you
> > understand that this site is primarily & expressly devoted not to
>scientific
> > pursuit but to the physical pursuit of multisovereign boundary points
> > because these are the actual boundarypoint interests
> > while ordinary boundary interests per se are necessarily secondary &
> > derivative here
> >
> > & the only sciences here are those of joyriding & laser thinking
> > or perhaps of punctology
> > if we play doctor
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: David Mark
> > >
> > >As you may recall, I don't think mixed-level multi-points are very
> > >interesting. Personally, the various kinds of territory at sea leave me
> > >completely cold. I wonder if 99 % of the public agree with me, or 1 %?
> > >I find it mildly interesting to document the extent to which various
> > >hierarchical jurisdictions such as town, county, province, state,
>nation
> > >extend out into ocean water or out into lakes, etc.
> > >
> > >Anyway, one could come up with a formal typology of administrative
> > >multipoints, that took account of how many regions/boundaries meet at
>the
> > >multipoint, and what level in the geopolitical hierarchy the regions
>are.
> > >We might define a homogeneous multipoint as a point at which three or
>more
> > >regions of the same level meet, tri-state, tri-county, tri-nation
>points.
> > >Inhomogeneous points would be mixed-- eg two states and another
>country.
> > >
> > >I am not sure what if any the scientific questions to be researched
>would
> > >be.
> > >
> > >David
> > >
> > >On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, acroorca2002 wrote:
> > >
> > > > wonderful david
> > > >
> > > > can we study & inventory the federal multipoints of canada there
>with
> > > > particular reference to the federal maritime territory
> > > >
> > > > i mean can we make a really scientific politico geographico mereo
> > > > topology of all canadian territory
> > > >
> > > > i find most people
> > > > even well educated canadians
> > > > still think canada has only 4 primary multipoints & only 3 federal
> > > > territories
> > > >
> > > > m
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., David Mark <dmark@g...> wrote:
> > > > > Buffalo! With myself in Geography, plus political geographer
>Meghan
> > > > Cope,
> > > > > plus Barry Smith in Philosophy, and Munroe Eagles in political
> > > > science,
> > > > > Buffalo would be a good place to pursue BoundaryPoint interests at
> > > > the
> > > > > (post)graduate level.
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > > http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/~dmark/
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, timothykiser wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > as a fellow geography nut, i'm hoping that some of you may be
>able
> > > > to
> > > > > > suggest potential geography grad school programs. like most
> > > > everyone
> > > > > > in this group, my geographical passions are unique. i welcome
>any
> > > > > > insight or suggestions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > my areas of interest are socio/cultural and political geography.
> > > > > > those topics closest to my heart are enclaves/exclaves,
> > > > micronations,
> > > > > > and linguistic geography (anglo/french canada and quebec,
>basque,
> > > > and
> > > > > > rhaeto-romance. by the way, i'm currently living in chicago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tim
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