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
   

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2. Introduction!
   

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3. Introduction!
   

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4. Introduction!
   

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5. Introduction!
   

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6. How can the cartographic portrayal of Syrian
   peoples’ border crossings be improved to better
   represent their experiences?
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   Research Question!
   

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7. Borders studies
   Critical, feminist perspectives
   Mapping stories
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   Literature Review!
   

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8. Borders studies
   Traditional Borders
   Non-traditional borders
   Literature Review!
   

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9. Borders studies
   Traditional borders
   How do we map them?
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   Literature Review!
   (Diener and Hagen, 2012; Agnew, 1994 and 2009; Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler, 2002;
   Rumford, 2012; Newman, 2011)
   

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10. Borders studies
    Traditional borders
    Dynamic
    Not homogenous
    Borders as areas
    Experienced and performed
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    Literature Review!
    (Diener and Hagen, 2012; Agnew, 1994 and 2009; Yuval-Davis and Stoetzler, 2002;
    Rumford, 2012; Newman, 2011)
    

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11. Borders studies
    Non-traditional borders
    Invisible layers
    No geographic location
    Home, gender, money
    The body!
    Literature Review!
    (Antonsich, 2012; Nare, 2012; Samantrai, 2004)
    

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12. Part 1: Discourse and content analysis
    Part 2: Semi-structured interviews
    Part 3: Mapping
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    Methods!
    

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13. Part 1: Discourse and content analysis
    Part 2: Semi-structure interviews
    Part 3: Mapping
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    Methods!
    

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14. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
    
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    Methods!
    

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15. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
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    Methods!
    

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16. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
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    Methods!
    

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19. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
    
    
    Methods
    

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20. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
    
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    Methods
    

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21. Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
    
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    Methods
    

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22. Methods
    Part 3: Mapping!
    
    Mapping techniques
    Sequencing
    Line symbolization
    Experiential labeling
    Voice
    Layout
    
    
    
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23. Layout
    

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24. Layout
    

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25. Layout
    

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26. Layout
    

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27. Part 3: Mapping
    Amal’s Story
    
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    Methods
    

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29. “I had to make my wife and
    daughter flee the country
    toward UAE in May 2013”
    
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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.”
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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.”
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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...”
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37. “Although I physically moved
    out of the country, but my heart
    and soul remain attached
    there.”
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44. How can the cartographic portrayal of Syrian
    peoples’ border crossings be improved to better
    represent their experiences?
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    Conclusions
    

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45. Thank you!!
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Meghan Kelly
    University of Wisconsin–Madison
    mkelly22@wisc.edu
    http://mappingborders.github.io/
    
    
    

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    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.
    

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