{"id":21366,"date":"2025-09-15T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/?page_id=21366"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:26:17","slug":"maps-as-argument","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/academics-community\/co-curriculars\/past-co-curricular-events\/maps-as-argument\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps as Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-636x358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21367 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-636x358.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-992x558.png 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/files\/2025\/09\/2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong> Monday, September 15, 2025 <br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>7-8:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> KCB 101 <br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>(Kenmore Classroom Building, <span>565 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215)<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span id=\"m_-1991663467410688558gmail-docs-internal-guid-b223d740-7fff-72b1-011d-f84439a4d651\">Join Dr. Garrett Dash Nelson and Nicole Claris from the\u00a0Boston\u00a0Public Library&#8217;s Leventhal\u00a0Map\u00a0&amp; Education Center for an engaging exploration of &#8220;Maps\u00a0as Argument,&#8221; where you&#8217;ll discover how\u00a0maps\u00a0tell powerful stories beyond simple geography. Dr. Nelson will delve into the Atlas Scope project, revealing how\u00a0maps\u00a0can be dynamic tools of communication and interpretation. Participants will learn essential skills like\u00a0map\u00a0reading and georeferencing using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allmaps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/allmaps.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757704598967000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dnxL7ezKY857VLtH6iqv2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allmaps.org<\/a>, gaining insights into the art of cartographic storytelling. Whether you&#8217;re a\u00a0map\u00a0enthusiast or simply curious about spatial narratives, this co-curricular event promises to transform how you understand and engage with\u00a0maps.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><em><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">*Students must bring laptops to this event.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date &amp; Time: Monday, September 15, 2025 7-8:30 pm Location: KCB 101 (Kenmore Classroom Building, 565 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215) Join Dr. Garrett Dash Nelson and Nicole Claris from the\u00a0Boston\u00a0Public Library&#8217;s Leventhal\u00a0Map\u00a0&amp; Education Center for an engaging exploration of &#8220;Maps\u00a0as Argument,&#8221; where you&#8217;ll discover how\u00a0maps\u00a0tell powerful stories beyond simple geography. Dr. Nelson will delve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24483,"featured_media":0,"parent":17570,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24483"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21366"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21985,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21366\/revisions\/21985"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}