USM’s Osher Map Library wins state grant for America at 250 lecture series
The University of Southern Maine’s Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (OML) has been awarded a grant from the Maine Semiquincentennial … Read More
Exhibition interrogates the shortcomings of World’s Fairs’ worldviews
Students in Dr. David Lowry’s Anthropology class curated the exhibition “A World On Display” at the Osher Map Library.
With paint, maps, and newsprint, visiting artist takes a multi-layered look at cultural identity
In his speech at the annual DiMatteo Lecture, Billy Gérard Frank explained the artistic process behind his “Indigo: Entanglements” series.
Dr. Matthew Edney Explores the Ethics and Evolution of Maps in Latest Podcast Episode
Dr. Matthew Edney, the Osher Professor in the History of Cartography and a faculty member inthe Geography-Anthropology program at the Muskie School of Public Service, … Read More
USM’s Osher Map Library to present artist Billy Gerard Frank
Frank will discuss his “Indigo: Entanglements” series of paintings and show his 2022 Venice Biennale short film, “Palimpsest: Tales Spun from the Sea and Memory.” This will be the film’s New England premiere.
Social Work students convey complex ideas through mapmaking
Each of the four maps produced by Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt’s Social Work class used different techniques including collage and allegory to illustrate how student loan debt grew into a national problem.
Setting boundaries without stoking divisions
Dr. Bill Rankin talks about the role cartography can play in counteracting us vs. them thinking by recasting borders as a middle ground rather than dividing line between cultures.
Sun Journal: Mapping the history of New England’s once-booming textile industry
Read the Lewiston Sun Journal’s article featuring the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education’s textile mill exhibition, “Industry, Wealth, and Labor: Mapping New England’s Textile Industry”.
Dr Matthew Edney Discusses John Cullum’s 1836 Map of Portland Maine on Osher Map Library Podcast Episode 3
Why did John Cullum make this stunning map of the city of Portland, Maine, in 1836? Listen to the Osher Map Library’s latest podcast with OML Faculty Scholar, Dr. Matthew Edney and Executive Director Dr. Libby Bischof discussing John Cullum’s 1836 Map of Portland, Maine.
Map exhibition straddles the border between fantasy and reality
For anyone who’s ever dreamed of following Dorothy over the rainbow or flying to Never Never Land with Peter Pan, an exhibition at the Osher Map Library points the way.