by Sam Parker | Jun 13, 2016 | CURI Summer 2016
The question, “why make maps about music history?” goes back to the question, “why study music history?” The answer is different for everyone, but for me, it is simple: I study music history because the past constitutes the best stories...
by Sam Parker | Jun 4, 2016 | CURI Summer 2016
Believe it or not (I don’t), the first week of this summer’s CURI project has come and gone, leaving me tired, excited, and a little hungry. We spent the week reading, writing, typing, thinking, plotting points on maps, and getting to know each other;...
by Sam Parker | May 31, 2016 | CURI Summer 2016
This summer, our mission is to use a series of maps to represent the musical scene in 1920s Paris. Using spreadsheets, web forms, databases, and an array of mapping platforms, we will accumulate information about musical events throughout the decade and analyze it...
