Hunter Shobe

Professor of Geography
503.725.3079 hshobe@pdx.edu

Education

Ph.D. December 2005,
University of Oregon, Department of Geography
Research Associate, February - June 2004,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Geography
M.A. December 2000,
University of Oregon, Department of Geography
B.A. May 1994, International Affairs, George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs

Research Interests

Cultural geography, urban geography, cultural cartography, sense of place, urban landscapes, public space in the city, place-based branding/marketing, geographies of graffiti and murals, place-based identities and sport, nationalism

Courses Taught (4 credits)

GEOG 230 Environment and Society: Global Perspectives
GEOG 331 Geography of Globalization/Economic Geography
GEOG 332 Urban Geography
GEOG 346 World Population and Food Supply
GEOG 354 Geography of Europe
GEOG 4/510 Geography of Popular Culture
GEOG 4/510 Urban Agriculture
GEOG 521 Geographic Thought
GEOG 4/525 Field Methods in Human Geography
GEOG 4/530 Cultural Geography
GEOG 4/532 Urban Landscapes
GEOG 4/562 Sense of Place

Courses Taught (2 credits)

GEOG 399 Graffiti Field Course
GEOG 399 Portland Neighborhoods Field Course
GEOG 399 Public Space Field Course
GEOG 399 Urban Landscape: Symbols, Brands and Codes Field Course

Publications & Presentations & Media

March 2, 2016 David Banis and Hunter Shobe gave an invited talk at the University of Oregon Library Faculty Forum about their book Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas.

November 30, 2015 David Banis and Hunter Shobe appeared on the OPB program Think Out Loud discussing Portland in Maps

October 28, 2015 - David Banis and Hunter Shobe gave a Portland State of Mind talk about the making of their book Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas.

October 23, 2015 - Hunter Shobe was one of five presenters at PDXTalks, a signature event for Portland State of Mind.

David Banis and Hunter Shobe (October 2015). Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas, Sasquatch Books, Seattle WA.

Hunter Shobe and Geoff Gibson (August 2015)."Cascadia rising: Soccer, region, and identity" in Soccer and Society."

Shobe, H. and Banis, D. (2014) Zero Graffiti for a Beautiful City: The Cultural Politics of Urban Space in San Francisco Urban Geography 35:4, 586-607