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1 The signs says? And doesn’t say? Created by Brett Oppegaard, for Washington State University Vancouver's DTC 375 class, spring 2011

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14 Another social construction.... What is a map?

15 Courtesy of: EPA.gov Anything amiss?

16 Courtesy of: AlaskaHeritage.com Anything amiss?

17 What defines the boundaries? Courtesy of: strangemaps.wordpress.com

18 What information does it organize? Courtesy of: en.wikipedia.org

19 What information does it organize? Courtesy of: Woodsideblogs.com

20 How other people envision it … Courtesy of: neatorama.com

21 Courtesy of: worldpress.org If a globe, why Europe in the center?

22 Courtesy of: smartdesigns.com That is a perspective...

23 What does a map really depict?

24 A map is a piece of visual rhetoric, depicting a “place” at a particular point in time but that has been intentionally reduced in size, and its contents have been selectively distilled. - David T. Stephens, “Making Sense of Maps,” courtesy of HistoryMatters.gmu.edu

25 Can it tell a story? Courtesy of: strangemaps. wordpress. com

26 Courtesy of: strangemaps.wordpress.com Do connections have to be physical?

27 Courtesy of: strangemaps.wordpress.com What are the boundaries?

28 Do they have to be flat? Courtesy of: mappingweirdstuff.files.wordpress. com


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