For my QGis mapping project, I mapped the migration patterns of the Chewa and Chikunda ethnic groups to Zimbabwe between 1900-1970. The primary objective of my capstone project was to develop a map that helps illustrate and visualize the argument I make in my dissertation. The map was the best suitable visual mode because itContinue reading “Migration Mapping Journey: Engaging with digital tools and progressing”
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Mapping Connections in the Zambezi Basin, Southern Africa
I am a History Ph.D. student writing a dissertation that analyzes a migrant community in the Mazoe district of Zimbabwe in Africa. The Capstone project I am working on is a flow map that will become a part of my dissertation. Integral to the dissertation thesis I am developing are discussions of relationships between theContinue reading “Mapping Connections in the Zambezi Basin, Southern Africa “
Reflecting on the experience of creating a visual argument
https://youtu.be/RieWjOkmBko Humanities scholars traditionally explain their arguments through text written form, and they use visual effects as evidence to support the written argument. Nathan Yau argues that data visualization in digital humanities transforms the presentation of scholarly arguments by giving scholars the room to make visual arguments [1]. Elizabeth L. Eisenstein quoted in Stephan Tanaka’s article explains that “all view of history has been fundamentally shaped by the way records are duplicated, knowledge transmitted, and information stored and retrieved” [2]. TheContinue reading “Reflecting on the experience of creating a visual argument”
Mapping patterns and causes for labor migration in Southern Africa
We live in communities that are increasingly becoming intersected and globalized. There is a lot of mixing in terms of race, religion, ideologies, languages, ethnicity, and many other aspects. The development of such an intersection has historically been traced from systems of migration and capitalist expansion (1). In many discussions of world development, Africa is excluded yet major forms of migration and populationContinue reading “Mapping patterns and causes for labor migration in Southern Africa”