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LIVING MAPS SEMINAR: Cultural Cartographies Series A Literary Atlas for Wales With Dr. Kieron Smith Chair: Mike Duggan Venue: The Nash Lecture Theatre, Kings College, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS (Note: Entrance on the Strand - A member of the team will be waiting to sign you in at reception) Date: Wednesday 10th January 2018 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 In this seminar Kieron Smith will introduce the Literary Atlas project to discuss how digital mapping technologies and deep mapping techniques may be used to develop a socio-spatial understanding of Welsh literature. Literary Atlas is an interdisciplinary digital intervention in the emerging field of Literary Geography. Its primary aim is to build an innovative online atlas providing digital deep maps of twelve English-language novels set in Wales. It hopes to provide insights into the complex relationships between people, places, and literary culture. It asks: what role does literature play in the construction of places? What role does place play in the production of literature? How does literature impact on the ways individuals and communities inhabit places? Can digital deep maps play a role in strengthening community identity? For more information visit: literaryatlas.wales/literaryatlas.cymru<http://literaryatlas.wales/> @LitAtlasWales<https://twitter.com/litatlaswales> The Digital Literary Atlas of Wales and its Borderlands<http://literaryatlas.wales/> literaryatlas.wales The Digital Literary Atlas of Wales and its Borderlands is an exercise in what literary geographers call deep mapping. It will contain not only geographical ... Kieron Smith is a research associate in The School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. His recent research has focused on examining the cultural geographies of Welsh national culture through poetry and documentary films. He is part of The Literary Atlas team, along with Professor Jon Anderson, Professor Kirsti Bohata (Swansea University) and Dr Jeffrey Morgan (University of South Wales). Cost: Tickets £10.00 and £7.50 concessions Book now at Eventbrite <http://bit.ly/LMSEMJAN> :http://bit.ly/lmsemjan _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk