Exploring the spatiality of a non-modern narrative: mapping myth, tracing connections, linking data. A roundtable discussion with Elton Barker, Flint Dibble, Anna Foka, Greta Hawes and Brady Kiesling

This roundtable takes a critical look at several important themes in the application of Spatial Humanities methods and tools to the spatial exploration of a non-modern witness. It will address aspects of mapping imaginary dimensions of space; tracing mobility and spatial connections through the network analysis of place relations in texts; and using common references to places that link data to bring text and material culture into dialogue. It will also raise issues related to gazetteer development and public scholarship, as well as the challenges of visualising complex data, such as narrative space. The discussants are all experts in the application of Spatial Humanities techniques for displaying and interrogating the spatiality of texts and archaeological excavation, and run or are involved in a number of ground-breaking Spatial Humanities initiatives.