Project 1: This assignment invites students to experience cartographic agency by producing multiple maps (or inviting others to produce maps for them) and then analyzing the rhetorical effects of the maps\u27 compositions

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Swarthmore College Works Digital Humanities Curricular Development Faculty Development Spring 2018 Maps And Analysis Alba Newmann Holmes Swarthmore College, aholmes2@swarthmore.edu This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License. This work is brought to you for free and open access by . It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Humanities Curricular Development by an authorized administrator of Works. For more information, please contact myworks@swarthmore.edu. Follow this and additional works at: https://works.swarthmore.edu/dev-dhgrants  Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Alba Newmann Holmes. (2018). "Maps And Analysis". Visual Rhetorics And Multimodal Writing. DOI: 10.24968/2476-2458.dhgrants.22 https://works.swarthmore.edu/dev-dhgrants/22 English 2V Alba Newmann Holmes     Project	1:	Maps	and	Analysis	The	purpose	of	this	project	is	to	experiment	with	rendering	information	and	experience	through	maps,	and	to	analyze	the	values	and	rhetorical	strategies	present	in	the	maps	you	create	or	gather.	You	can	choose	from	one	of	the	following	options:	1. Compose	a	memory	map	of	a	specific	location.	Without	sharing	your	own	map,	ask	five	or	more	other	people	to	create	a	memory	map	of	that	same	locale	(they	should	not	be	together	when	they	draw	their	maps,	and	they	should	not	be	in	the	place	itself,	since	this	is	about	memory	mapping).	The	images	you	produce	and	collect	will	be	accompanied	by	a	brief	introduction	(1	page)	that	explains	why	you	chose	the	site	and	the	individuals	for	your	project,	and	a	3-4	page	double-spaced	rhetorical	analysis	comparing	the	stories	the	maps	tell.	Your	analysis	should	call	upon	concepts	and	texts	we	have	discussed	in	class.		2. Using	data	linked	to	a	specific	geography,	create	two	different	maps—each	of	which	makes	a	different	argument	or	tells	a	different	story.	The	maps	may	be	created	by	hand	or	electronically.	The	images	you	produce	will	be	accompanied	by	a	brief	introduction	(1	page)	that	explains	the	nature	and	origins	of	the	data	used,	and	a	3-4	page	double-spaced	rhetorical	analysis	comparing	the	stories	the	two	maps	tell.	Your	analysis	should	call	upon	concepts	and	texts	we	have	discussed	in	class.	For	data	sets	you	might	consider:	www.census.gov/data.html		or	https://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/society-and-culture/demographics-and-social-statistics/	or	http://wefeelfine.org/	For	electronic	mapping	platforms,	you	might	try	https://www.google.com/maps/about/mymaps/		or	https://www.targetmap.com/	3. Using	a	GPS	tracking	app	(such	as	GPS	tracker,	which	is	available	for	free	and	allows	you	to	track	users	on	the	iPhone	and	Android)	track	your	movements	during	your	waking	hours.	Identify	5	or	more	people	who	will	allow	you	to	follow	them	for	one	day	using	the	same	app.	(Let’s	talk	about	whether	they	will	be	moving	around	in	the	same	geographical	space,	or	if	there	is	a	different	basis	of	comparison	that	interests	you.)	As	soon	as	the	day	is	over,	screen	shot	and/or	download	their	maps;	zoom	in	to	interesting	places	and	screen	shot	those,	as	well.	The	collection	of	maps	with	their	locations	pinned	across	it	will	be	accompanied	by	an	1	page	double	spaced	introduction	in	which	you	discuss	the	goals	of	your	project	and	a	3	–	4	page	double	spaced	interpretation	of	the	maps	in	terms	of	our	readings	on	mapping	and	semiotics.	For	both	options	1	and	3	you	should	let	participants	know	that	their	maps	will	be	shared	with	others	as	part	of	a	class	project.	Collect	their	names,	ages,	and	current	locations.	Offer	them	the	option	for	their	maps	to	appear	anonymously.	Once	you	have	your	materials	assembled,	you	will	scan	the	images	(if	produced	by	hand)	and	compile	them	along	with	an	appealing	front	page/cover	sheet	using	Issuu.com	(https://issuu.com/signup?plan=free&bold=1&issuu_product=tryissuu&issuu_context=signup&issuu_cta=pricing ). You	can	turn	in	the	images	and	text	as	a	Word	document,	via	Moodle,	and	post	the	link	to	your	Issuu	on	the	forum.					My	thanks	to	Professor	Bill	Wolff	at	St	Joseph’s	(a	grad	school	friend	and	colleague)	for	allowing	me	to	build	off	of	his	assignment	design,	under	a	sharealike	creative	commons	license.			

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