Censoring Maps in Google China? Visual Analysis through Foucault't Power/Knowledge
This thesis explores aspects of map censorship in Google China through a theoretical framework based on Foucault’s power/knowledge. Comparing results of content analysis of maps in Google Ditu in Google China and Google Maps in Google Dot Com, the thesis analyzes the degree of censorship of maps in...
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Digital Archive @ GSU
2010
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| Online Access: | http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/geosciences_theses/24 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=geosciences_theses |
| Summary: | This thesis explores aspects of map censorship in Google China through a theoretical framework based on Foucault’s power/knowledge. Comparing results of content analysis of maps in Google Ditu in Google China and Google Maps in Google Dot Com, the thesis analyzes the degree of censorship of maps in the Google geoweb. My findings are a higher density of labeling in Google Ditu in comparison with Google Maps, the absence of VGI in Google Ditu, the limitation of zoom level at Google Ditu, and the absence of Street View in China. This thesis suggests possible explanations to differences in map information between Google Ditu and Google Maps. |
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