The Truth about “Objective” Maps

The map I analyzed of the Conservatories, Festivals, and Opera Houses in Western Europe demonstrated the pros and cons that a 2-D non interactive map had. Some of the strengths of the map was that it did categorize (by color and shape) and acknowledge all the...

First Map for DUR

Over the last week, we have been looking at different maps made for humanistic studies, including those designed for musicological usage. The map below comes from the Atlas Historique de la Musique, a collection of various earliest maps illustrating the subjects...

Hiatus, Hubris, and Humility

After a six month hiatus, I have returned to the world of Musical Geography in Dr. Epstein’s Undergraduate Research Course aptly titled “Musical Geographies.” In this class, we have assembled people both old and new to the project; what exciting...

Rethinking regions

Coming back to this project in its fourth stage has been interesting on any number of levels…Perhaps the most immediate difference between the project as I approached it at its inception and my current participation is the step we have taken back – though...