While most mapmakers do not intentionally try to lie, it’s impossible to display objective knowledge with maps since mapmaking requires processes of simplification, categorization, omission, and technical limitations. This workshop will draw on feminist GIS and critical cartography to discuss approaches that recognize the subjective and performative nature of mapmaking, while working to reduce dangerous …

Raw data come in many shapes and forms. Wrangling these into an interpretable format is often a formidable task, where time for data prep exceeds time for analysis. The tidyverse, an ecosystem of opinionated R packages, can streamline this process and open up new avenues for insight. The developers’ emphasis on human-readable code reduces the …

Are you interested in using a map to tell your research story? to explore your data? to illustrate your argument? This workshop will offer an approachable introduction to Geographic Information …