Mapping the Un/Real

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Maps are everywhere: embedded in your phone, marked along the roadways, subways, trains stops, mountain paths, inside of buildings, the worlds of gaming, etc. We also create maps through our lives through paths we take. From Dr. Seuss to Tolkien to R.R. Martin to N.K. Jemisin, maps tell stories. This course will focus on the way that maps shape our lives, and how we shape maps. Maps are fantastical as well as fantastic. This class will trace their histories, their power, and their realities.