Mapping Syrian Refugee Border Crossings

A critical, feminist perspective
Meghan Kelly | University of Wisconsin–Madison
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1. Mapping Syrian Refugee Border Crossings:! A critical, feminist perspective Meghan Kelly | University of Wisconsin–Madison
2. Introduction!
3. Introduction!
4. Introduction!
5. Introduction!
6. How can the cartographic portrayal of Syrian peoples’ border crossings be improved to better represent their experiences? ! Research Question!
7. Borders studies Critical, feminist perspectives Mapping stories ! Literature Review!
8. Borders studies Traditional Borders Non-traditional borders Literature Review!
9. Borders studies Traditional borders How do we map them? ! Literature Review! (Diener and Hagen, 2012; Agnew, 1994 and 2009; Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler, 2002; Rumford, 2012; Newman, 2011)
10. Borders studies Traditional borders Dynamic Not homogenous Borders as areas Experienced and performed ! Literature Review! (Diener and Hagen, 2012; Agnew, 1994 and 2009; Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler, 2002; Rumford, 2012; Newman, 2011)
11. Borders studies Non-traditional borders Invisible layers No geographic location Home, gender, money The body! Literature Review! (Antonsich, 2012; Nare, 2012; Samantrai, 2004)
12. Part 1: Discourse and content analysis Part 2: Semi-structured interviews Part 3: Mapping ! Methods!
13. Part 1: Discourse and content analysis Part 2: Semi-structure interviews Part 3: Mapping ! Methods!
14. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout ! Methods!
15. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout ! Methods!
16. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout ! Methods!
19. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout Methods
20. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout ! Methods
21. Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout ! Methods
22. Methods Part 3: Mapping! Mapping techniques Sequencing Line symbolization Experiential labeling Voice Layout !
23. Layout
24. Layout
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27. Part 3: Mapping Amal’s Story ! Methods
29. “I had to make my wife and daughter flee the country toward UAE in May 2013” !
31. “The government managed to have a total siege over the Old City, which was the most active war zone then. I was no longer able to help over there.” !
33. “I received multiple threat letters, not only concerning myself, but also concerning my parents and my siblings. In fact, I was physically hurt in one incident.” !
35. “Eventually, the pressure piled so high on me, I had no other way to survive except running away, and so I did. I secretly managed to travel to Turkey...” !
37. “Although I physically moved out of the country, but my heart and soul remain attached there.” !
44. How can the cartographic portrayal of Syrian peoples’ border crossings be improved to better represent their experiences? ! Conclusions
45. Thank you!! Meghan Kelly University of Wisconsin–Madison mkelly22@wisc.edu http://mappingborders.github.io/
46. Special thanks to: Margaret Pearce and Terry Slocum University of Kansas, Department of Geography. Kollmorgen Graduate Research Grant AAG Cartographic Specialty Group. Master’s Thesis Research Grant.