Jason Dittmer

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Jason Dittmer is Professor of Political Geography at University College London.

Background

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Dittmer comes from Jacksonville, Florida. He attended a secondary school where geography was on the curriculum from seventh grade onwards. He attended Jacksonville University, where he completed an undegraduate degree in political science and international studies.[1] He completed a masters degree in International Affairs at Florida State University.[2] His PhD thesis, also completed at Florida State University, is entitled: European Re-Union, Representations of Eastern Europe in NATO and EU Expansion.[3]

Career

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Dittmer's book Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity was the first textbook to examine, from a geographical perspective, the connections between popular culture and international relations.[4] The book was first published in April 2010.[5]

Dittmer has been an academic at University College London since 2007, and has been a Professor since 2016.[2]

As of the late 2010s, Dittmer's work was focusing on materiality's role in geopolitics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview: Jason Dittmer - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. ProQuest 905648318. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "University College London". profiles.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ Dittmer, Jason (2003). "European Re-Union, Representations of Eastern Europe in NATO and EU Expansion". Florida State University. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ Castello, Clara, ed. (2021-11-07). "Interview – Jason Dittmer". E-International Relations. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. ^ Dittmer, Jason (2010-04-16). Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity (Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780742556348.
  6. ^ "Jason Dittmer". www.middlebury.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-11.