{"id":1828746,"date":"2024-03-08T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1828746"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:16:36","slug":"all-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/03\/all-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"All Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BookCultural geographer Mike Duggan<\/a>\u2019s 2017 Ph.D. thesis<\/a> was an ethnographic study of digital mapping practices in everyday life. His new book, All Mapped Out<\/em><\/strong> (Reaktion<\/a>, 1 Feb 2024<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>) \u201cis an exploration of how maps impact our lives on social and cultural levels.\u201d He explains a bit about what this means in a recent article in The Conversation<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maps and what we do with them cannot be defined universally. Ideals and ideas about maps frequently clash with the reality of how and why maps are used. By bringing together my own research studying map users in London, and the work of others who have researched mapping practices around the world, I want to show how uses of maps are shaped by different cultures, communities, contexts and technology. […]<\/p>\n

In my work there are several overlapping themes that chart how maps have become tied to culture and society. I want to do more than identify maps that have changed the world, or lay out the history of maps and society. Instead, I want to show that all maps have the potential to change the world and shape society. It\u2019s just a matter of where you look and whose world you are interested in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amazon<\/a> (Canada<\/a>, UK<\/a>), Bookshop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cultural geographer Mike Duggan\u2019s 2017 Ph.D. thesis was an ethnographic study of digital mapping practices in everyday life. 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