Monmonier

"You would expect to find almost all of them in the deep South, but there were a surprising number of them in places like upstate New York and Maine," said Mark Monmonier, a professor of geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and author of the 2006 book, "From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim and Inflame."

Offensive Environment Jacob Gershman 2011

Or as Mark Monmonier would put it, the process involves lies and liars.

Mapped 2005

Or as Mark Monmonier would put it, the process involves lies and liars.

Archive 2005-07-01 2005

Monmonier discusses map names—toponyms—that are offensive, pejorative or simply lascivious.

The Chicago Blog: Mark Monmonier on WBUR, Boston 2006

Geographer Monmonier gets a lot of mileage out of typing provocative words into a U.S.

The Chicago Blog: April 2006 Archives 2006

Kenney summarizes the book's description of the process of renaming controversial geographic locations and why it's important: "Monmonier writes, 'how a nation manipulates and preserves its place and feature names says a lot about its respect for history, minority rights and indigenous culture.'"

The Chicago Blog: Review: Monmonier, From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow 2006

Read an excerpt from the book and a blog essay by Monmonier.

The Chicago Blog: July 2006 Archives 2006

Kenney summarizes the book's description of the process of renaming controversial geographic locations and why it's important: "Monmonier writes, 'how a nation manipulates and preserves its place and feature names says a lot about its respect for history, minority rights and indigenous culture.'"

The Chicago Blog: May 2006 Archives 2006

Monmonier discusses map names—toponyms—that are offensive, pejorative or simply lascivious.

The Chicago Blog: July 2006 Archives 2006

Geographer Monmonier gets a lot of mileage out of typing provocative words into a U.S.

The Chicago Blog: Review: Monmonier, From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow 2006