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Geologists and Geologic Content in Genre Fiction: Part 2


Posted: Mar 4 2025 by

James Ebert
SUNY College at Oneonta
James Ebert (SUNY Oneonta)

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series that examines the portrayal of geologists and geologic content and concepts in recent genre fiction. Part 1 discussed the novels of Sarah Andrews, Jack DuBrul, Sibella Giorello and Toni Dwiggins. Part 2 continues this exploration of geologists and geologic content as depicted in the novels of Samuel Marquis, Susan Cummins Miller, John B. Olson, J.P. Totman and Sharon Lyon. Part 2 also highlights some common threads among the 46 novels described in this series.
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Geologists and Geologic Content in Genre Fiction: Part 1


Posted: Feb 25 2025 by

James Ebert
SUNY College at Oneonta
James Ebert (SUNY Oneonta)

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series that examines the portrayal of geologists and the presentation of geologic content and concepts in recent genre fiction. Part 1 discusses the novels of authors Sarah Andrews, Jack DuBrul, Sibella Giorello and Toni Dwiggins. Part 2 will address these same aspects in the works of five additional novelists. Part 2 also explores some common threads among all of the novels described in the two parts of this series.
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Welcome to 2025!


Posted: Jan 21 2025 by

Redina Finch (Western Illinois University)

Welcome to 2025! I hope everyone had a great holiday break. (Hopefully you got a break!)

I'm extremely happy to introduce the new format for ITT. ITT's first publication was in 2011 as a way to provide additional resources to earth educators. Members received a printed magazine quarterly. This was very successful, but there was a limit to how much information could be published. ITT then transitioned to a fully online publication in 2022. The online magazine format accommodated more articles, larger articles, and more pictures. We have taken the evolution of ITT one step further in 2025. More

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