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cartography

Redlining: 1860-Present

John Fea   |  August 2, 2022

ArcGIS Story Maps has published a very valuable resource on redlining in American history. Redlining is perhaps the best illustration we have of systemic racism in America. Indeed, white people created public policy in American cities to keep Blacks segregated […]

The Author’s Corner with Mark Monmonier

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 7, 2022

Mark Monmonier is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University. This interview is based on his new book, Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address (University of Iowa Press, 2022). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Mahshid Mayar

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 30, 2022

Mahshid Mayar is Assistant Professor of North American Literature and Culture at Bielefeld University. This interview is based on her new book, Citizens and Rulers of the World: The American Child and the Cartographic Pedagogies of Empire (University of North […]