Literary Map of Australia
This digital map uses the same set of 28 short stories by Australian authors in turn of the twentieth century Australian newspapers that underpin the Australian Short Stories topic modeling exercise. Stories were chosen because of their meaningful references to specific locations. The map aims to explore the difference between fictional and cartographic (mapping) geographies. In allowing students to compare and contrast these ways of depicting space, it allows them to explore the specific literacies involved in these different practices, while using the digital map to gain new perspectives on historical Australian fiction in its transnational context.