Mapping the Humanities

MAPPING TRAVEL AND PLACE

LIT 4930

Why Map a Humanities Concept?

A New Angle on Critical Analysis An plot analysis of thirteen 2011 Man Booker Prize contenders the revealed convergence of themes and devices

Form and Function

Spatial representations allow for a truer sense of proximity between events in a narrative

Maps can offer a local’s point of view on the practicality of navigating a time and place

Locating the Individual A Google MyMaps user’s public map of the setting of their favorite books, sorted by geographic distribution

Personal layer

Historical layer

Literary layers (five)

Adding and Editing LayersAdding a new layer is easy! • Each layer will group together place tags

(or points) • Layers can be “muted” to offer different

views of your map • Rename and organize your layer before

adding the required five points to keep things simple

Two Ways to Add Points

After creating and naming a layer:1. Search for the geographic feature, building etc. with the query bar

and select “Add to Map”

2. Create a unique point from scratch using the top hand toolbar

Editing and Enriching Your Points• Add pictures• Create written content for

each point

Connect the Dots • Create lines that tell a

story• Customize your points

by icon type and color