{"id":308,"date":"2024-03-09T23:26:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T23:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chartweave.com\/hist390spring2024\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2024-03-17T18:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:21:27","slug":"blog-post-3-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chartweave.com\/hist390spring2024\/assignments\/blog-post-3-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post #3: Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Due March 18th<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all visualizations, maps have both their pros and their cons. Digital historians have used maps for a variety of spatial analysis projects that have raised new questions about old subjects and encouraged new approaches to understanding history. For this blog post, you will be reviewing one map created by Dr. Stephen Robertson for his project <em>Digital Harlem<\/em> in a short blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before you begin,<\/strong> make sure you&#8217;ve read <a href=\"https:\/\/writinghistory.trincoll.edu\/evidence\/robertson-2012-spring\/\">&#8220;Putting Harlem on the Map&#8221;<\/a> by Dr. Robertson<em>. (Spoiler: You already have to read this for Wednesday&#8217;s class.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, choose <strong>ONE<\/strong> of Dr. Robertson&#8217;s blog posts about his maps to read and review for your blog. You may choose from the following blog posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/29\/1920s-harlem-as-a-destination\/\">&#8220;1920s Harlem as a Destination&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/01\/parades-in-1920s-harlem\/\">&#8220;Parades in 1920s Harlem&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/01\/traffic-accidents-in-1920s-harlem\/\">&#8220;Traffic Accidents in 1920s Harlem&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/05\/divorce-raids\/\">&#8220;Divorce Raids&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/05\/prostitution-arrests\/\">&#8220;Prostitution Arrests&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/01\/numbers-on-harlems-streets\/\">&#8220;Numbers on Harlem&#8217;s Streets&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/17\/numbers\/\">&#8220;Arrests for Numbers Gambling&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/27\/baseball-1920s-harlem\/\">&#8220;Harlem and Baseball in the 1920s&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/30\/cricket-in-1920s-harlem\/\">&#8220;Cricket in 1920s Harlem&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalharlemblog.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/27\/death-penalty-murder-harlem-hoyer-1925\/\">&#8220;The Death Penalty Comes to Harlem, 1925&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your blog post, answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Challenges:<\/strong> Based on the original reading assignment, &#8220;Putting Harlem on the Map&#8221;, what kinds of challenges did Dr. Robertson face while creating <em>Digital Harlem<\/em>? Choose one challenge and describe in detail what it was and how Dr. Robertson addressed it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content &amp; Sources:<\/strong> In your own words, what did Dr. Robertson explore in the blog post you read? What new information about 1920s Harlem did you learn? What sources did Dr. Robertson use to create the map and\/or to write his analysis? Be sure to include the title of Dr. Robertson&#8217;s post somewhere in your post.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Value of Maps:<\/strong> Describe the map included in your chosen post. In your opinion, was the map was useful or not? Why? How did it help or not help you understand Dr. Robertson&#8217;s argument? Do you think Dr. Robertson&#8217;s argument was stronger or weaker for the inclusion of the map? (Or did you think the inclusion of the map did nothing at all for his argument?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your blog post should be 2-3 paragraphs long. 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