Representation Flashcards
1
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How many ways can place be represented in?
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Place can be represented in a variety of different forms or media that often give contrasting images.
2
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What are the two types of source?
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Formal e.g Maps
informal e.g Songs
3
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What are the two types of data that can represent place?
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Qualitative and quantitative
4
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What is meant by qualitative data?
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- This is information that is non-numerical and used in a relatively unstructured and open ended way. It is descriptive
- e.g Interviews, Artistic depictions (e.g. photographs)
5
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What is quantitative data?
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This is data that can be quantified and verified and is amenable to statistical manipulation e.g census data
6
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What are the 10 sources of representation?
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- Music
- Art
- TV and film
- Textual sources
- Graffiti Interviews
- Poetry
- Photographs
- Maps
- Statistic
7
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Music
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evokes a sense of place
- Song lyrics can portray places
- Different types of music can be associated with different geographical locations - e.g Empire State of Mind representing New York
8
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Paintings
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- Sometimes criticised because the paintings reflecting a romantic vision of a rural idyll
- Art has become synonymous with geographical art
- Art can show a deeper meaning of the place’s character
9
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What is more reliable photos or art work?
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Photos are more reliable because artwork is often about subjective interpretation.
10
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What do Novels evoke
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- A sense of place
- they give the impression of what it’s like to be there.
- textual sources can present a place in both a positive and negative light.
11
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Authors and stories
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- some places strongly associated with them
- the places can be sold as such
- e.g Bronte Country
12
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Graffiti
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- This is writing and/ or drawing that has been put illicitly on a wall or other surface.
- It is often found in a public space.
- Banksy argues He argues that graffiti gives a voice to those heard in the mainstream.
- Graffiti is becoming more mainstream as It can be found in art galleries, Street art and It is sold and bought
13
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interviews
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- These are first hand direct reports
- can be both structured or unstructured.
- Limitations of interviews = Lack of honesty, Interviewerbias
- people not always honest as people want to present themselves in a favourable light
- They generate detailed insights about a persons sense of or perception of place.
14
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Poetry
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- It describes and evokes a sense of place
- Famous poets are associated withparticular places
- Poetry enables people to imagine what it is like to be in that place.
- Poetry may refer to specific places in personal and responsive ways.
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Photos
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- type of photos used for marketing =Undisturbed landscapes tend to be used rather than photos of humans.
- Tourist areas use landscape photos
- Weather, Editing and photoshop and Selective angles can affect photos
- Angles are used to show certain things and to give certain impressions.
- Places are photoshopped to make them appear more attractive.
