Write an analysis of Jeffers Lennox “An Empire on Paper: The Founding of Halifax and Conceptions of Imperial Space, 1744–55.” Be sure you identify the author’s thesis.
In your analysis you should be able to explain how the author uses maps as a means to access different perspectives and to explain what he means by the phrase “Janus-faced.”Also remember the analysis is an evaluation rather than a summary. Consider how effective and convincing the author’s argument is and provide your own assessment.
Some other suggestions are: You might consider examining the maps carefully and writing about one or two in particular. Lennox’s analysis of maps of Halifax, which he calls “critical cartography,” is underpinned by assumptions about the relationship between knowledge and power and how the maps “worked”. So as you write consider how this examination of representations of space and geography help us to better understand (and complicate) the history of this time and place.
Consider the argument, the evidence and the impact of this article. Is it significant and
original? Are there flaws or leaps in logic? Analyse the evidence offered carefully. Is
there are particular aspect of the article that you found interesting or problematic? Try to
understand why that part of the article stood out to you and consider what you learned or
didn’t understand. Re-read that section and then reconsider what you thought was the
author’s argument