Chris Lukinbeal is a Professor of Geography and Director of the Geographic Information Systems Technology programs at the University of Arizona. He has made foundational contributions to the fields of media geography, film geography, and cartographic humanities. Holding a PhD in Geography from San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work bridges the social sciences, the humanities, and spatial technologies. He is widely recognized for pioneering research in cinematic landscapes and media geographies, having authored 80 scholarly publications. His scholarship investigates how visual media—especially film—shapes, reflects, and reconfigures geographic knowledge, spatial practices and imaginaries.

• 1. Situating A Foundational Text Of The Interdisciplinary Field Of Film Geography 2. A Geography In Film, A Geography Of Film 3. Media, Symbology, Postmodernity: The Significance Of Filmic Representation To Geography 4. Communication Models And Transactionalism 5. The Source 6. The Medium 7. The Receiver 8. Major Trends In Geographic Research On Film 9. Conclusion

Chris Lukinbeal is a Professor of Geography and Director of the Geographic Information Systems Technology programs at the University of Arizona. He has made foundational contributions to the fields of media geography, film geography, and cartographic humanities. Holding a PhD in Geography from San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work bridges the social sciences, the humanities, and spatial technologies. He is widely recognized for pioneering research in cinematic landscapes and media geographies, having authored 80 scholarly publications. His scholarship investigates how visual media—especially film—shapes, reflects, and reconfigures geographic knowledge, spatial practices and imaginaries.

• 1. Situating A Foundational Text Of The Interdisciplinary Field Of Film Geography 2. A Geography In Film, A Geography Of Film 3. Media, Symbology, Postmodernity: The Significance Of Filmic Representation To Geography 4. Communication Models And Transactionalism 5. The Source 6. The Medium 7. The Receiver 8. Major Trends In Geographic Research On Film 9. Conclusion

Chris Lukinbeal is a Professor of Geography and Director of the Geographic Information Systems Technology programs at the University of Arizona. He has made foundational contributions to the fields of media geography, film geography, and cartographic humanities. Holding a PhD in Geography from San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work bridges the social sciences, the humanities, and spatial technologies. He is widely recognized for pioneering research in cinematic landscapes and media geographies, having authored 80 scholarly publications. His scholarship investigates how visual media—especially film—shapes, reflects, and reconfigures geographic knowledge, spatial practices and imaginaries.

• 1. Situating A Foundational Text Of The Interdisciplinary Field Of Film Geography 2. A Geography In Film, A Geography Of Film 3. Media, Symbology, Postmodernity: The Significance Of Filmic Representation To Geography 4. Communication Models And Transactionalism 5. The Source 6. The Medium 7. The Receiver 8. Major Trends In Geographic Research On Film 9. Conclusion