Geomedia Lab

The Geomedia Laboratory at Concordia University (Montreal) was established in 2011 within the Department of Geography Planning and Environment. This lab was born from the convergence of two growing domains: (1) geospatial technologies with the development of the geoweb; and (2) emerging mapping practices in domains such as literary studies, film studies, oral history, and in the humanities in general. The main goal of this lab is to further explore these emerging cartographic practices and to contribute to the development of new mapping applications. The work of the Geomedia lab is supported by Concordia University and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), as well as by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC). This lab is directed by Sébastien Caquard and is involved in a range of research projects. More details on the web site of the Geomedia lab.

About

Sébastien Caquard
Associate Professor

Sébastien Caquard is an associate professor in the department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University (Montréal). His research lies at the intersection of mapping, technologies and the humanities. In his current research, he seeks to explore how maps can help to better understand the complex relationships that exist between places and narratives. This research involves the mapping of a range of fictional and real stories, which include cinematographic ones, as well as the life stories of refugees and indigenous peoples. As the director of the Geomedia lab, he has led the development of an online narrative mapping application, and he is involved in a variety of exciting projects that require alternative ways of thinking cartographically. He is also the chair of the Commission on Art and Cartography of the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

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Publications

Teaching

Research

Current Research Projects

See all of Dr. Caquard's publications on his faculty profile.

Students

Current students

Name	Degree	Research Area	Unit
Jose Alavez	PhD	Post-Mortem Migrant Geography	GPE, Concordia
Emory Shaw	Msc	Twitter & Geographic Imaginaries	GPE, Concordia
Fatemeh Honarmand	Msc	Film Geography	GPE, Concordia
Tom McGurk	Msc	Indigenous Online Cartography	GPE, Concordia
Anja Novkovic	Msc	Urban Storytelling	GPE, Concordia

Former students

Name	Degree	Research Area	Co-supervisor	Unit
Rodolphe Gonzalès	Post doc	Atlascine software development	Steven High	GPE, Concordia
Stefanie Dimitrovas	BS	Online story mapping		GPE, Concordia
Taien Ng-Chan	PhD	Auto ethnography of commuting	Marielle Nitoslawska	CISSC, Concordia
Mengquian Yang	Msc	Mapping Film Induced Tourism		GPE, Concordia
Daniel Naud	PhD	Géographie du cinéma québécois		Géographie, UdeM
Mo Wang	Msc	Twitter & the spread of disease		GPE, Concordia
Julian Zschocke	Msc	Visiting Intern from Germany		U of Mainz
Daniel Melo Ribeiro	PhD	Visiting Intern from Brazil		CU Sao Paulo
Julia Mia Stirnemann	PhD	Visiting Intern from Switzerland		U. of Arts, Bern
Julia Gregory	BS			GPE, Concordia

Opportunities

Current Opportunities in the Geomedia Lab

Master / PhD students interested in exploring the relationships between stories, maps and places from a range of perspectives (e.g. technological, geographical, historical, web design). More specifically students interested in participating in one of the following projects: (1) "Counter-Mapping Resource Conflicts on Indigenous Territories"; (2) “Des récits à la carte / Mapping life stories of Rwandan refugees” (3) "Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project."