Until I had read this article, I had always thought of maps being used in history books and other literature to demarcate important events. The wide breadth of map use is fascinating to me as I continue to learn the many applications of them. The milit…
There is a ton to learn about maps and the weight that they carry, especially in military negotiation. I never imagined that a map could create so much tension and elongate a negotiation as it was described by Motro. Before reading this article, I assu…
This article helps give a real life example of why maps are so important, and how bias in a map can cause a lot of problems. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is one of the most complex and ongoing problems in the world today, and has been for many year…
This map depicts the total number of murders reported in 2013, which was the most recent year provided, on the county level across the United States. These murder rates, according to reports filed, is filed by the TRF Policy Map maker as a indicator o…
This map illustrates clusters of self employed women across the United States. As can be seen, the larger clusters are in states with large metropolitan areas, perhaps with more opportunities for female business owners.
My name is Joy Malonza and I am currently a junior double majoring in Healthcare and Society as well as International Studies with a concentration in Economics. I found myself signing up for this course after finding out that it was a newly offered cla…
The Motro article helped open my eyes to show how important every detail is when making maps. The colors used, thickness of the border, and placenames can have a strong impact on territorial issues. The Oslo map lead to further conflicts between Pales…
I think that after reading and learning about chapters 7-9 in How to Lie with Maps, our class has been exposed to many of the truths about map making. We saw with the Falkland Islands stamps that simple maps could create significant controversy and …
One of the most surprising aspects of the Swiss Cheese Map article was how important every single tiny detail on a map is. Prior to this course, I never realized how influential maps can be, and that they can affect the outcome of necessary peace tal…
I really enjoyed reading this article by one of Richmond’s own professors. The first page or so was difficult to comb through since I have no background knowledge on the Oslo II peace talks or about this area of Israel. However, once Motro starti…