Music Regions and Mental Maps: Teaching Cultural Geography

Authors

Hunter Shobe, Portland State UniversityFollow
David Banis, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Journal of Geography

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

5-2010

Abstract

Music informs understandings of place and is an excellent vehicle for teaching cultural geography. A study was developed of geography students' perception of where music genres predominate in the United States. Its approach, involving mental map exercises, reveals the usefulness and importance of maps as an iterative process in teaching cultural geography. Three points are discussed. First, music often serves as a surrogate for cultural understandings of place and regional stereotypes. Second, the combined use of music and maps is an excellent vehicle for teaching cultural geography. Third, maps should be more comprehensively integrated into teaching and researching cultural geography.

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© 2010 National Council for Geographic Education

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2010.482160

DOI

10.1080/00221341.2010.482160

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26478

Citation Details

Hunter Shobe & David Banis (2010) Music Regions and Mental Maps: Teaching Cultural Geography, Journal of Geography, 109:2, 87-96.