Examines the subject of visual and linguisic representations from an unorthodox combination of angles and perspectives
Uses the drawing of maps as a method to examine memories and feelings in relation to places
Offers insights on the linguistic landscape from semiotics, cognitive psychology, and geography

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Introduction; Maria Pia Pozzato.- Part I : Maps, Place of Origin, Identity: Underlying Cultural Models.- Inter Media Editing in the Representations of Places of Origin; Enzo D'Armenio.- The Representation of the Places of Origin: a Geographical Perspective; Emanuele Frixa.- Navigating Maps of Memories; Federico Montanari.- Part II : A Case-Study.- Self-mapping and Construction of the Identity: the Case-study of Two Twin Girls between Past, Present and Future; Paola Donatiello.- Part III: Dataset Analysis.- Geographical Imagination and Memory: maps, places, itineraries; Alessandra Bonazzi.- Maps of Early Childhood Places or Self Maps? A Graphic and Conversational Analysis; Giulia Mazzeo.- Into the Map: the Re-enactment of Experience in Sign Languages' Representation of Places of Origin; Margherita Murgiano.- The Role of Perception in the Representation of Places of Origin. Some Remarks on Movement; Giulia Nardelli.- Genres of maps of places of origin. A Semiotic Survey; Maria Pia Pozzato.