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Isaac Rivera is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, holding a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship. His work centers on Latinx & Indigenous Geographies, Critical Cartographies, and Environmental Justice within the Department of Geography.
Education:
- PhD in Human Geography, University of Washington, 2023
Dr. Rivera's research program is collaborative and community-oriented, spanning digital geographies, urban settler colonialism, and the geo-humanities. He investigates how Denver's Indigenous communities resist and dismantle settler imaginaries through counter-cartographic practices. His current book project, "Insurgent Cartographies & The Undoing of Settler Imaginaries," expands this work while exploring pedagogical tensions in teaching Latinx Geographies on Indigenous lands. As a Xicanx geographer and organizer, he emphasizes being a good relative across communities.
His recent publications (2022-2024) reveal a cohesive trajectory: bridging digital knowledge politics with Indigenous resistance through visual methodologies. Key trends include the weaponization of cartography in settler colonialism, accountability frameworks for digital geographies, and refusal politics as pathways to liberatory futures. Denver serves as a critical site for examining urban Indigenous counter-assemblies.
Scientific recognition:
- Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Rivera actively shapes curriculum through courses like GEOG 3742 (Power, Place, Culture) and GEOG 3782 (Environmental Justice). His community-engaged approach suggests deep partnerships with Indigenous organizations, though specific grant mechanisms aren't detailed. He frames pedagogy itself as a form of organizing that confronts colonial legacies.
No dedicated research labs or formal teams are referenced in current materials, though his collaborative ethos implies networked community partnerships.
