{"id":2108,"date":"2017-11-01T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:57:12","slug":"atlas-of-disease-world-distribution-of-spirochetal-diseases-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/2017\/11\/01\/atlas-of-disease-world-distribution-of-spirochetal-diseases-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/files\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-01-at-2.56.06-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/files\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-01-at-2.56.06-PM-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/files\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-01-at-2.56.06-PM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/files\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-01-at-2.56.06-PM.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAtlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases\u201d was created by Dr. Jacques May, a French surgeon, and the American Geographic Society in 1955 during the Cold War era.\u00a0 During our presentation on this map, we questioned why the curators of the map included unpleasant photographs of children with skin diseases, why they used the color red to represent the spread of disease in the Southern Hemisphere, why they used the Briesmeister equal-area projection, and why they choose to represent the skin diseases (bejel, yaws, and pinta) specifically.\u00a0 We also questioned how the time period of the map influenced how the map was portrayed.\u00a0 We came to the conclusion that this is not a bad map, it presents accurate information, but one must be smart when using it if they want to truly understand it and what it presents to its audience, since it does present biased opinions.\u00a0 We also decided that the \u201cAtlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases\u201d proves that even the maps backed by scientific evidence were political during the Cold War era.\u00a0 Lastly, we figured that this map shows us the importance of context in mapping, as if this map was made today, it would not have the same implications and insinuations it did when it was created.\u00a0 When classmates commented on our presentation, they said they enjoyed how we asked good questions and kept the class involved.\u00a0 They also said that we made good connections between our map and what we have learned previously this year.\u00a0 They enjoyed our visuals and presentation effects, as well.\u00a0 We greatly enjoyed following the rhetorical life of this map and critiquing what it presents to its audience.\u00a0 Never stop asking questions!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely, Anna Ricci and Kayla Connelly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cAtlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases\u201d was created by Dr. Jacques May, a French surgeon, and the American Geographic Society in 1955 during the Cold War era.\u00a0 During our presentation on this map, we questioned why the &hellip; 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