forwarded from a couple different lists -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [MapHist] Looking for Gender and Cartographic Culture papers, AAG 07 Annual Meeting Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:56:35 -0600 From: Christina Dando <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: To: maps-l ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Help! We have lost two papers -- we would be interested replacing them one or two papers addressing cartographic culture and gender. Contact either: Christina Dando [log in to unmask] Penny Richards [log in to unmask] Call for papers -- AAG 2007 Meeting 17-21 April, 2007, San Francisco, CA Gender and Cartographic Culture We are seeking papers that examine the intersection of gender and cartographic culture. Cartographic culture, as defined by Matthew Edney is “the understanding of and attitudes towards maps as representations of spatial knowledge” (Edney 1994, 385). We conceive of “cartographic culture” to encompass the spectrum from public to private, from broader public uses in literature and popular media to its use in leisure, self-education, and personal correspondence. We are interested in how maps are utilized, by whom and for what purposes, particularly addressing issues of gender. Recent work in the history of cartography has drawn attention to both the role of women in mapmaking as well as the use of maps by women. This session seeks to advance research on gender and map use, continuing to expand our understanding of the “history of map use” and the impact of gender. We hope to present a range of papers, historic as well as contemporary studies, including, we hope, on masculinity and cartography. Christina Dando Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Geology 271 Durham Science Center University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha NE 68182-0199 [log in to unmask] (402)554-3134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------