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Fiona Mcgrath Power of Maps FYS Professor Sharon Albert 10/2/18 Maps Beyond “The Facts” In the age of fake news and polarized media all information that we receive now begs the question, where is the bias and what purpose does this serve?  From incorrect statistics to the biases of Fox News and CNN, we are […]

1.) There are not any cartography/GIS books that discuss cultural/political/social geography. 2.) Cartography and mapmaking are no longer the same things. 3.) Mapping can be used for both corrupt and pure purposes.   Expanded: 1.) For the assertion that cartography/GIS books lack a discussion of cultural/political/social geography, Crampton chose to bring up different specific texts […]

Page 41 Summaries: 1.) As humans and as artists we challenge ourselves by attempting to fill the blanks in the world.  We strive to make our mark and make sure that it is the correct mark.  We critique and correct our marks so much that we often forget to look at what is being communicated […]

“When we create a fictional world, our decisions include geography, or setting, but also where and when a narrative begins and ends, who it involves and who it doesn’t, which actions and conversations are deemed worthy of inclusion and which aren’t.” (Turchi 42) 1.) When we shape a new world, our choices include the location […]

I am a procrastinator, I know I am a procrastinator and while I am not necessarily proud of that I have come to accept it as part of my identity. I am the person who is up until 4 am the night before the paper is due typing on my laptop with one hand and […]

Saturday afternoon found me at the Great Allentown Fair watching a dog show.  Amidst the food stations trying their hardest to sell you their “fresh” lemonade or a variety of fried and sugary foods, you find a small sectioned off area with seating for a couple hundred spectators.  From a small white tent, I can […]

In chapter one Turchi touched on a lot of big themes that applied beyond map making to all creative pursuits.  As an artist, this held my attention much more because I could relate to the claims that the author was making.  For example, on page 22 Turchi writes, “if we’re serious about the pursuit of […]

        A map is anything that can be used to help identify and locate information.  A map is traditionally thought of as a tool for navigation, i.e. A train map, google maps, the map of the world.  As I read Crampton and as I talk more in the seminar I have come […]