Digital Maps, Space, and Place

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A course in the theories and practices of digital mapping as applied to the humanities and social sciences. The course brings together readings in the digital spatial humanities as well as hands-on mapping and spatial analysis through programming in the Wolfram Language (Mathematica). Students will learn how to choose geographical projections; work with points, lines and polygons; find, extract and analyze spatial data from humanistic materials; and tell stories (and lies) with maps. They will also read, think and write about real and imagined geographies, the meaning of place and memory, as well as the creation of space. The course will conclude with independent student projects on topics of their choosing. No background experience required. Satisfies a requirement in the Digital Studies interdisciplinary minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Data Science interdisciplinary minor. Satisfies a Social-Scientific Thought requirement.