In the News: Mark Monmonier
American Association of Geographers Recognizes Mark Monmonier with Lifetime Achievement Honor
Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, was recognized for ‘outstanding contributions.’
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New Books
In this selection of recently published books, faculty explore insurrections in Mexico, the intersection of race and class, the longevity of China's Communist Party, the effect of culture and social context on parenting, the origin of the farmer's address, race and borders in the Colonial Caribbean, and disaster and health
Maxwell Faculty, Staff and Students Honored at 2022 One University Awards Ceremony
The 2022 One University Awards were held Friday, April 22, in Hendricks Chapel. The annual event honors members of the Syracuse University community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service.
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Mark Monmonier's Book Traces the Invention of the Clock System
Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, follows John Byron Plato's path from farmer in his mid-30s to inventor of several inventions including the “Clock System,” which assigned addresses to rural residences without house numbers.
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Monmonier Named a 2021 American Association of Geographers Fellow
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Monmonier Weighs in on Upstate NY in Westchester Magazine
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Monmonier quoted in New York Times article on digital maps
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Monmonier receives Chancellor's Lifetime Achievement award
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2021 One University Awards Recipients Include Several from Maxwell
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Monmonier's How to Lie with Maps named essential book for geographers
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Monmonier presents at 2020 annual meeting of the NACIS
In his presentation, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, criticizes the destruction of copyright "deposit copies" by the Library of Congress.
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Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography
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Monmonier quoted in Guardian article on the tradition of cartography
"To present a useful and truthful picture, an accurate map must tell white lies," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
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Monmonier weighs in on Trump's NOAA map manipulation in CityLab
"It’s probably indicative of the special respect for maps, that he [President Trump] thought that his alteration of this map would take precedence over the facts that were already printed on it," says Distinguished Professor of Geography Mark Monmonier. "We need to be ever more vigilant of the way in which maps might be altered, disrespected, or suppressed."
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Monmonier quoted in National Parks article on renaming landmarks
"With a name that has been around for quite some time, the likelihood of getting it changed is not that great," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography.
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Monmonier quoted in Atlas Obscura article on orientation of early maps
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, notes that the group of west-oriented maps of Virginia could simply have come about because people copied [John] Smith, whose map was early and famous.
Monmonier and book How to Lie With Maps featured in Financial Times
"In fact all maps lie, even good ones," says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography. A third edition of his book How to Lie With Maps was recently published.
Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History
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Monmonier talks about his approach to maps on PolicyViz podcast
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, discusses his approach to maps and how to avoid data distortions with geographic data.
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