Songlines are used by Aboriginal Australians to tell a story of how the Earth was created and to better understand their place in a world. The songs repeat the names of watering holes and other landmarks that let the singer follow this mental map while helping put the landscapes influence on their culture into perspective.
Showing posts with label Mental Map. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mental Map. Show all posts
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Mental Map
http://www.economist.com/node/13326106?story_id=13326106
This is a mental map that greatly distorts the geographic shape and distance between basically every country in the world. Specifically it depicts China's perceived relationship, both geographic and cultural, to the United States. It depicts China as viewing itself as a large and wealthy power while the rest of the world is negligible. The one nation that it views as any sort of equal is the U.S. in this mental map and even that country is depicted in this mental map as being broken and in decline. An interesting view on how economics and politics shape our world view.
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