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Central Switzerland in Fiction (Documentary)
Literarische Innerschweiz – eine filmische Annäherung von Claudia Schmid (2011) Die Vierwaldstättersee-Gotthard-Region ist zweifellos eine der am dichtesten beschriebenen Literaturlandschaften Europas. Barbara Piatti, Literaturwissenschaftlerin Die spektakuläre Landschaft der Vierwaldstättersee-Region mit ihren Tälern und Berggipfeln hat literarische Spuren hinterlassen. Namhafte Autorinnen und Autoren der Weltliteratur sowie zahlreiche lokal verankerte Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller haben sich schreibend mit [...]
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Berlin Novels and Urban Topography
Giannina Leonie Widmer: » "over the Wall" and the hole in the middle of Berlin. Berlin literature before and after the reunification – from a literary geography perspective« (Master thesis, University of Basel 2010) Map 2a: Peter Schneider »Der Mauerspringer« (1982) Frame story layer © Giannina Widmer, Basel Map 2b: Peter Schneider »Der Mauerspringer« (1982) [...]
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Reading with Maps – A Plea
Barbara Piatti Reading with Maps. Plea for a viualised Geography of Fiction (Original title: Mit Karten lesen. Plädoyer für eine visualisierte Geographie der Literatur) → Download at the bottom of the page Barbara Piatti: Mit Karten lesen. Plädoyer für eine visualisiere Geographie der Literatur. In: Boothe, B., Bühler, P. et al. (Hrsg.): Textwelt -Lebenswelt. Interpretation [...]
Spatial Uncertainty in Fiction
Anne-Kathrin Reuschel Mapping Literature: Visualisation of Spatial Uncertainty in Fiction → Download at the bottom of the page Abstract:The interdisciplinary project 'A Literary Atlas of Europe' aims to develop an interactive atlas as a research tool for spatial analysis of literature. The central questions of where do stories take place and what interactions exist between [...]
Density Estimation of Literary Spaces
Hans Rudolf Bär Improved Density Estimation for the Visualisation of Literary Spaces → Download at the bottom of the page Abstract: The elements that constitute the literary space can mainly be described by categories such as settings, zones where actions take place and routes along which characters move. Apart from the presentation of the specific [...]
Mapping Counterfactual Spaces
Barbara Piatti, Lorenz Hurni Mapping the Ontologically Unreal – Counterfactual Spaces in Literature and Cartography → Download at the bottom of the page This paper deals with the realm of alternate worlds. Although the emphasis of such creations relies on historical alteration (resulting in an alternate time stream), settings can impressively support the historical alternative: [...]
Cartographies of Fictional Worlds
Barbara Piatti, Lorenz Hurni Cartographies of Fictional Worlds (Editorial) → Download at the bottom of the page This editorial provides an overview about past and current developments in the dynamic field of literary geography/literary cartography. It also alludes to the collection of papers presented in this special issue dedicated to »Cartographies of Fictional Worlds« – [...]
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New Book Publication: May, 2013:
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Barbara Piatti: Es lächelt der See
(in german) Rotpunktverlag - Vernissage: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 7:30p.m., at: Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel
- Vernissage: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013, 7:30p.m., at: Zentral- & Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
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New publications 2012: - From the text to the map – Literary geography an impulse generator
- Rendering visible literary landscapes. A Plea for Experiments between Cartography and Literary Studies
- Reading with Maps. Plea for a viualised Geography of Fiction
- Cartography & Narratives
Workshop in Zurich, June 11th-13th, 2012:
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Special Issue: The Cartographic Journal
The Cartographic Journal 'Cartographies of Fictional Worlds', Volume 48, Number 4, November 2011
»This special issue of the Cartographic Journal on 'Cartographies of Fictional Worlds' is made up of fascinating stories, exotic places, original concepts, and a series of media that ranges from artistic collages to high tech geospatial applications. This diversity demonstrates the enthusiasm that prevails within literary cartography, as well as the complex relationships that exist between maps, narratives and places.«
»These examples provide a conceptual, methodological and practical base that can serve to engage in the development of original and relevant ways of merging the conceptual space of the map with the experiential places of the narratives.«
Sébastien Caquard: Conclusive Remarks, S.224/225
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