Discussion Questions

Per our class discussion last Monday, here are some questions I came up with for presentation and discussion on Barton and Barton:

1. Discuss the meaning of the quote "the map is not the territory" and how that relates to some of the projects we will do throughout the semester.

2. Ideology is a *big* concept throughout many of our orals readings. Discuss Barton & Barton's presentation of ideology and how it relates to the projects we will do throughout the semester. Also, this same question could be applied to visuals we see everyday (billboards, commercials, magazines, etc)

3. Discuss the 2 maps Barton & Barton propose as a possible solution to the problems inherent in today's maps. What does map as collage and map as palimpsest look like? How can we apply this to the other projects we might work on?

I think these are all more class discussion questions than questions for the presenters to answer. Mostly, I think a discussion of these questions in terms of visual (versus the discussions some of us have had in rhetoric or 851) would be most helpful so we could see the piece from a different point of view.

See everyone Monday, happy reading!

*Jen