Open AccessStoried Maps
Author(s) -
Mark Denil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cartographic perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 1048-9053
DOI - 10.14714/cp84.1374
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , interpretation (philosophy) , relation (database) , epistemology , linguistics , sociology , computer science , philosophy , database
This paper will explore the relation between maps and stories by looking at how meaning is construed from informational artifacts, and, in particular, from maps. A formal interpretation model, derived from the work of Erwin Panofsky, is applied to examine how meaning is brought to the map. The core issue is whether maps really do tell stories, or if that glib platitude hides a more complex relationship that would be advantageous to understand.