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Steven Hackel, University of California, Riverside
Scott Markley, National Zoning Atlas
Leah Meisterlin, Columbia University
Gergely Baics, Barnard College
Carolyn Swope, Columbia University
Mark W. Hauser, Northwestern University
Wright Kennedy, University of South Carolina
Anne Knowles, University of Maine

In this roundtable, we explore the contributions of historical GIS research to our understanding of historical dispossession (defined broadly) in the United States. Although dispossession has long been a topic of interest to historians, GIS offers a powerful lens into its spatial dimensions – potentially facilitating novel approaches to, for example, illustrate dispossession and convey it to the public. Questions we will explore include: What can historical GIS add to or change about research on dispossession? What methodological or dissemination strategies (e.g., online web-based platforms) might best support further advancement? What forms of publication or dissemination are most effective for HGIS-based research on dispossession geographies? How can we overcome the limitations of traditional paper-based formats such as books and articles to convey interactive, large-scale mapping work? What barriers do researchers face in utilizing alternative forms? How do these dispossessive processes, although remote in time, continue to shape the spaces we inhabit today? How can online formats and new tools help shed light on these connections? What major ongoing gaps (whether based on time period, location, scale, etc….) still stand out?

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 Presented in Session 155. Dispossession Geographies (Roundtable)