{"id":3502,"date":"2023-11-28T12:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:06:46","slug":"emilie-mannino-map-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/2023\/11\/28\/emilie-mannino-map-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Emilie Mannino – Map of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emilie Mannino<\/span><\/p>\n

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This 2012 political map was chosen as my \u201cMap of the Week\u201d since the cartographer\u00a0 shows an absurd amount of bias, along with some humor to engage the audience in an interesting way. The absurd exaggeration the map has to offer pulls the audience in with humor as the audience knows that the world map is not actually designed this way. The map depicts all the powerful and wealthy countries, leaving out the ones with a low population number and may not be as technologically advanced. This may be because the map is designed to reach a certain audience; where someone in power may be looking at specific countries to favor, depending on the world\u2019s relationship status, audience, and technological advancements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How could we interpret the over exaggeration of the map in terms of how large each country is shown? We can see how each country on this map is represented differently, where some countries have more or less land than the realistic amount. In simpler terms, when looking at the map, America is emphasized as much more significant than it truly is, overtaking all of North America. Ironically, the American flag represents North America; however, Mexico and Canada are nowhere to be found. Additionally, even though Europe is split up more, Turkey is heavily dense and inaccurate within a modern-day map, and France is nonexistent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This map\u2019s skewed perception of the landmass diverts the resources away from smaller countries with equal or even greater economic potential. The bias in how land is depicted in this map has the potential to influence the economic and social dynamics on a global scale, which may belittle certain countries that are shown. Larger countries are frequently considered more powerful and influential, while smaller countries may be overlooked, contributing to the perpetuation of regional biases; these factors may affect trade agreements and political alliances within certain countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Denis Wood and Susan Schulten frequently agree on whether specific maps are \u201ccorrect\u201d. Throughout each of their books and opinions, the researchers study old maps to understand the complex connections between culture, society, and cartography. Schulten and Wood\u2019s research is known for their critical cartography, investigating maps of their perception and power. Their research and values relate to my map of the week because of a mixture of the complexity of their sarcasm, connections and power. There would be a variety of pros and cons within Denis and Susan\u2019s opinions on this map, such as the over exaggeration of the countries, and how inaccurate the map is shown to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A number of the maps we study in class have different points of view that each cartographer wants to achieve. Whether it be certain types of bias or an audience they want to reach, there is always a more profound meaning within it. Looking at this 2012 political map, with no background information, one could assume that there is a direct audience that this map is aimed toward. There is a bias, and this cartographer is possibly from a first-world country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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