We speak with Joseph F Getzoff about start-up nationalism. Joseph F Getzoff has been in the University of Minnesota Department of Geography, Environment, and Society since 2011. He is currently a PhD candidate. He is also an adjunct instructor at Worcester State University. His field work centered on the Negev/Naqab Desert in Israel. As a cultural geographer, he critically studies the discourses and practices that link nationalism, environment, and development.