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Migration Trail: Exploring the Interplay Between Data visualisation, Cartography and Fiction

Boekbijdrage - Hoofdstuk

This chapter focuses on the interplay between data visualisation, fiction and cartography in the context of migration. It revolves around a case study of Migration Trail, a website that attempts to provide an original portrayal of human mobility. First, it explores recent literature on each of the three elements interacting on the site. This is followed by an in-depth investigation of their interplay in the overall experience. The study employs a multi-method approach to the content, combining multimodal analysis, that is further validated with a semi-structured expert interview. The research thoroughly maps Migration Trail’s functions, including the dynamic interplay of its different multimedia elements. Ultimately, the chapter reflects on the question: To what extent can fictional narratives and the multimedia approach in a fictional production like Migration Trail successfully challenge stereotypical portrayals of migrants? The analysis shows that there is potential to go beyond the dichotomous, typical representation of migrants, but that it can also fall into the trap of repeating the “deservingness” trope that is part of common imaginaries of migration into Europe.

Boek: Research Methodologies and Ethical Challenges in Digital Migration Studies
Series: Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference
Pagina's: 87-112
Aantal pagina's: 26
ISBN:978-3-030-81225-6
Jaar van publicatie:2021
Toegankelijkheid:Open