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111a.  Map as Metaphor 1 This is the first panel in a three-part series investigating how the map can be understood as a metaphor, both as material artifact and cultural object as well as an artistic tool. The series was organized by The Center for Book Arts and made possible through a grant by the New York Chapter of the American Painting History Association. Maps and atlases are an integral part of the history of the book as well as a physical and conceptual resource of book arts. This program of three panels features scholars, scientists, and artists who will explore questions about power, information, identity, economics, ecosystems, and culture. Panel 1: “The Socio-Political Map: Control and Power” Moderator: Heidi Neilson, artist and co-founder of SP Weather Station. Panelists: Neil Freeman, cartographer, artist, and urban planner Shannon Mattern, media artist and Associate Professor of Media Studies at The New School Lize Mogel, artist and co-editor of An Atlas of Radical Cartography