Media Mapper is an open source mapping tool designed for
digital humanities projects using geospatial data,
created by Ennuri Jo at UPenn’s Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication.
Media Mapper
Maps Built with Media Mapper
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Aqueous Earth Catalog
A collection of film and media texts featuring bodies of water, made to accompany Ennuri Jo’s research project Aqueous Image
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Printing Nasser | Water in Egypt
Created by Meklit Abebe, the mapper geospatially ties connections between Al-Kawākib (illustrated magazine) archives and Egypt's central waterbodies: the Aswan Dam and the Suez Canal.
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Learning Machine
Created by Weilin Zhu (University of Virginia). Her research examines the history of computing, with particular attention to the development of computing technologies in post-socialist China. More information forthcoming.
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Rendering the Logistical Ocean: Media, Mapping, and the Politics of Maritime Visibility and Knowability
Created by Liang Wu (Cornell University). This media atlas catalogs investigative documentaries, essay films, experimental cinema, and other forms of multimedia that illuminate the largely hidden realities of maritime logistics and global supply chains.