“The Supreme Court’s decision means marriage equality is now the law of the land in the US. But whether states allow same-sex couples to marry immediately or days or weeks from now will depend on the actions of local and state officials, who could delay the final effect of the decision for a few days or weeks.”
Tags: sexuality, USA, map, political.
Source: www.vox.com
You may know exactly what race you are, but how would you prove it if somebody disagreed with you? Jenée Desmond Harris explains. And for more on how race is a social construct:
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/10/6943461...
Source: www.youtube.com
“How we occupy and move through space is based on many cultural norms and many of those norms and assumptions are based on gender.”
Tags: space, gender, place, cultural norms, culture, perspective.
Source: geographyeducation.org
“The idea for creating dynamic online teaching maps came up after one of our teacher friends expressed her frustration over how difficult it was to find just the right learning map for particular topic.”
Source: www.worksheetworks.com
One of the problems with so many outline maps for classroom use is that, depending on your lesson plan, you might want it labeled, showing surrounding countries or in color…but maybe not. This site lets you customize these simple maps that are perfect for the K-12 classroom (and yes, they have maps for all regions of the world). If you want online map quizzes for a regional geography course, these are my favorites.
Tags: K12, map, map archives.
Two French photographers immortalize the remains of the motor city on film. Pictured above is the Packard Plant; luxury-auto maker Packard produced its last car here in 1956. To see more work by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, visit their website.
Source: content.time.com
“Create a Map of all the places you’ve been.”
Source: map1.maploco.com
This is an incredibly limited mapping platform, but if all you want to do is put countries of the world into two simple categories, then this works (see also their states of the United States, provinces of Canada, and countries of Europe maps). It is imminently shareable online, so this is a popular way of creating a map of ‘countries/states I have visited’ for a Facebook wall–and yes, those maps above represent where I have been.
Tags: mapping, 201, edtech, cartography.
After the Civil War, members of the Confederacy fled to Brazil. Their ancestors still live in the region and continue to fly the Confederate flag.
Source: www.pri.org
While people debate why the southern states actually seceded, there are many who still honor what they see as the gallantry of genteel southern society in the Southern Hemisphere. It is important to note that Brazil was chosen as the home of this ‘Confederacy in Exile’ because it was the last western country to abolish slavery (1888 it ended there too). Here is another article discussing the the Brazilian enclaves of ‘Confederados,’ or children of the unreconstructed South.
Tags: Brazil, historical, the South, landscape.
“When tourists visit sub-Saharan Africa, they often wonder ‘Why there are no historical buildings or monuments?’ The reason is simple. Europeans destroyed most of them. We only have a few drawings and descriptions by travelers who visited the places before their destruction. In some places, ruins are still visible. Many cities were abandoned when Europeans brought exotic diseases (smallpox and influenza) which started spreading and killing people. Most of those cities lie hidden. In fact the biggest part of Africa history is still under the ground.”
Source: howafrica.com
This article is a good introduction to historical African urbanism. It is also a powerful reminder that the landscape does not only teach us based on what we see–the landscape can be a powerful witness by reminding us of the what is glaringly absent.
Tags: historical, urban, place, Africa, colonialism.
“Ever notice how the media treats black protesters & white rioters differently?”
Source: www.youtube.com
Some food for thought on how language in the media frames the narratives that most people receive. Do you feel that the media treats all people and all groups fairly? Can you think of some examples to make your case?
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