---- Forwarded Message ----- From: "martin dodge" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:45:15 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Mapping Manchester, a new public exhibition in Rylands Library Mapping Manchester: Cartographic Stories of the City ---------------------------------------------------- A free public exhibition curated by Chris Perkins and Martin Dodge. The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, UK. 25th June 2009 - 17th January 2010. This exhibition reveals some of the ways in which mapping is ingrained into urban life. It demonstrates how maps work and change over time in response to technology, society and economic imperatives, highlighting visually striking cartographic representations of Manchester. Mapping Manchester showcases the wealth of cartographic treasures held by the University of Manchester and other institutions in the city - including generous loans of material from the Manchester City Library and Archives and Chetham's Library. These maps are more than just 'pretty pictures' - they are powerful tools, instrumental in the making of the contemporary Manchester, and can be read as rich stories of urban life. Some further details here: http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/Mapping_Manchester_leaflet.pdf A small selection of maps from exhibition are reproduced here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8117000/8117183.stm --------- Martin Dodge [log in to unmask] Geography School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL