GeoHumanities : art, history and text at the edge of place

In the past decade, there has been a convergence of transdisciplinary thought characterized by geography’s engagement with the humanities, and the humanities’ integration of place and the tools of geography into its studies. __GeoHumanities__ maps this emerging intellectual terrain with thirty cutting edge contributions from internationally renowned scholars, architects, artists, activists, and scientists. This book explores the humanities’ rapidly expanding engagement with geography, and the multi-methodological inquiries that analyze the meanings of place, and then reconstructs those meanings to provoke new knowledge as well as the possibility of altered political practices. It is no coincidence that the geohumanities are forcefully emerging at a time of immense intellectual and social change. This book focuses on a range of topics to address urgent contemporary imperatives, such as the link between creativity and place; altered practices of spatial literacy; the increasing complexity of visual representation in art, culture, and science and the ubiquitous presence of geospatial technologies in the Information Age. __GeoHumanties__ is essential reading for students wishing to understand the intellectual trends and forces driving scholarship and research at the intersections of geography and the humanities disciplines. These trends hold far-reaching implications for future work in these disciplines, and for understanding the changes gripping our societies and our globalizing world. Introducing The Geohumanities / Michael Dear -- Pt. I Creative Places -- Geocreativity / Michael Dear -- 1. Creativity And Place / Michael Dear -- 2. Experimental Geography: An Interview With Trevor Paglen, Oakland, Ca, February 17, 2009 / Michael Dear -- 3. Drive-by Tijuana / Rene Peralta -- 4.[fake] Fake Estates: Reconsidering Gordon Matta-clark's Fake Estates / Martin Hogue -- 5. The City Formerly Known As Cambridge: A Useless Map By The Institute For Infinitely Small Things / Kanarinka -- 6. Undisciplined Geography: Notes From The Field Of Contemporary Art / Emily Eliza Scott -- 7. Codex Profundo / Gustavo Leclerc -- Pt. Ii Spatial Literacies -- Geotexts / Sarah Luria -- 8.the Stratified Record Upon Which We Set Our Feet: The Spatial Turn And The Multilayering Of History, Geography, And Geology / Peta Mitchell -- 9. Monument Of Myth: Finding Robert Moses Through Geographic Fiction / Timothy Mennel --^ 10. Fate And Redemption In New Orleans: Or, Why Geographers Should Care About Narrative Form / Barbara Eckstein -- 11. Wordmaps / Howard Horowitz -- 12. Using Early Modern Maps In Literary Studies: Views And Caveats From London / Janelle Jenstad -- 13.along Broadway 2009 / Robbert Flick -- 14. Thoreau's Geopoetics / Sarah Luria -- Pt. Iii Visual Geographies -- Geoimagery / Jim Ketchum -- 15. El Otro Lado De La Linealthe Other Side Of The Line / Norma Iglesias-prieto -- 16. The Space Of Ambiguity: Sophie Ristelhueber's Aerial Perspective / Caren Kaplan -- 17. Counter-geographies In The Sahara / Ursula Biemann -- 18. Laura Kurgan, September 11, And The Art Of Critical Geography / Jim Ketchum -- 19. The Earth Exposed: How Geographers Use Art And Science In Their Exploration Of The Earth From Space / Stephen S. Young -- 20. Disorientation Guides: Cartography As Artistic Medium / Lize Mogel -- 21. Avarice And Tenderness In Cinematic Landscapes Of The American West / Deborah P. Dixon --^ 22. Altered Landscapes / Philip Govedare -- Pt. Iv Spatial Histories -- Geohistories / Douglas Richardson -- 23. Mapping Time / Edward L. Ayers -- 24. Humanities Gis: Place, Spatial Storytelling, And Immersive Visualization In The Humanities / L. Jesse Rouse -- 25. Without Limits: Ancient History And Gis / Wolfgang Moschek -- 26. History And Gis: Railways, Population Change, And Agricultural Development In Late Nineteenth-century Wales / Jordi Marti-henneberg -- 27. Spatiality And The Social Web: Resituating Authoritative Content / Ian Johnson -- 28. Teaching Race And History With Historical Gis: Lessons From Mapping The Du Bois Philadelphia Negro / Amy Hillier -- 29. Ha'ahonua: Using Giscience To Link Hawaiian And Western Knowledge About The Environment / Matthews M. Hamabata -- 30. What Do Humanists Want? What Do Humanists Need? What Might Humanists Get? / Peter K Bol -- Afterword -- Historical Moments In The Rise Of The Geohumanities / Michael Dear. Edited By Michael Dear ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Geohumanities 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of figures 10 Acknowledgments 13 Contributors 14 Introduction 20 Introducing the geohumanities 22 Part I: Creative Places 24 Geocreativity 24 1. Creativity and Place 28 2. Experimental geography: An interview with Trevor Paglen, Oakland, CA, February 17, 2009 38 3. Drive-by Tijuana 45 4. [Fake] fake estates: Reconsidering Gordon Matta-Clark’s Fake Estates 57 5. The City Formerly Known as Cambridge: A Institute for Infi nitely Small Things 65 6. Undisciplined geography: Notes from the field of contemporary art 69 7. Codex profundo 80 Part 2: Spatial Literacies 86 Geotexts 86 8. “The stratifi ed record upon which we set our feet”: The spatial turn and the multilayering of history, geography, and geology 90 9. Monument of myth: Finding Robert Moses through geographic fiction 103 10. Fate and redemption in New Orleans: Or, why geographers should care about narrative form 114 11. Wordmaps 126 12. Using early modern maps in literary studies: Views and caveats from London 131 13. “Along Broadway 2009” 139 14. Thoreau’s geopoetics 145 Part 3. Visual Geographies 158 Geoimagery 158 15. El otro lado de la línea/The other side of the line 162 16. The space of ambiguity: Sophie Ristelhueber’s aerial perspective 173 17. Counter-geographies in the Sahara 181 18. Laura Kurgan, September 11, and the art of critical geography 192 19. The Earth exposed: How geographers use art and science in their exploration of the Earth from space 202 20. Disorientation guides: Cartography as artistic medium 206 21. Avarice and tenderness in cinematic landscapes of the American West 215 22. Altered landscapes 225 Part 4: Spatial Histories 228 Geohistories 228 23. Mapping time 234 24. Humanities GIS: Place, spatial storytelling, and immersive visualization in the humanities 245 25. Without limits: Ancient history and GIS 260 26. History and GIS: Railways, population change, and agricultural development in late nineteenth-century Wales 270 27. Spatiality and the social web: Resituating authoritative content 286 28. Teaching race and history with historical GIS: Lessons from mapping the Du Bois Philadelphia Negro 296 29. Ha‘ahonua: Using GIScience to link Hawaiian and Western knowledge about the environment 306 30. What do humanists want? What do humanists need? What might humanists get? 315 Afterword 328 Historical moments in the rise of the geohumanities 328 Index 334 GeoHumanities maps this emerging intellectual terrain with thirty cutting edge contributions from internationally renowned scholars, architects, artists, activists, and scientists. This book explores the humanities' rapidly expanding engagement with geography, and the multi-methodological inquiries that analyze the meanings of place, and then reconstructs those meanings to provoke new knowledge as well as the possibility of altered political practices. It is no coincidence that the geohumanities are forcefully emerging at a time of immense intellectual and social change. This book focuses on a range of topics to address urgent contemporary imperatives, such as the link between creativity and place; altered practices of spatial literacy; the increasing complexity of visual representation in art, culture, and science and the ubiquitous presence of geospatial technologies in the Information Age. From Publisher