Maps Beyond Icons: Semiotic Analysis of Maps of Ukraine During the Russo-Ukrainian War

Mikhailova, Ekaterina

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dc.contributor.author	Mikhailova, Ekaterina	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-13T14:03:34Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-13T14:03:34Z
dc.date.issued	2024	de
dc.identifier.issn	2941-7139	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/97821
dc.description.abstract	This essay explores different maps of Ukraine and map-related activities carried out in Ukraine in 2022 and 2023 after the start of the Russian invasion, including among others maps of Ukrainian cultural losses, air raid alerts, and the defence of Kyiv as well as a flash mob setting a record in drawing maps of Ukraine. To do so, the essay applies a semiotic approach and draws on the Peircean typology of signs. By focusing on the ways selected maps of Ukraine relate to the diverse messages they convey, in addition to conventional icon maps the essay distinguishes symbol maps, index maps as well as maps combining indexicality and symbolism. Based on the analysis of new meanings and functions that the map of Ukraine has gained since 2022, the essay argues that the indexicality and symbolic weight of these maps have grown. The essay concludes that in the context of the ongoing war, the map of Ukraine has become increasingly present in the everyday life of Ukrainian citizens as an important element of the daily wartime routine of receiving updates, consuming news and communicating with colleagues, family and friends.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.subject.other	Karten; Semiotik; Ukraine; Krieg	de
dc.title	Maps Beyond Icons: Semiotic Analysis of Maps of Ukraine During the Russo-Ukrainian War	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Ukrainian Analytical Digest
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.source.issue	8	de
dc.subject.classoz	Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik	de
dc.subject.classoz	Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-97821-6
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	2-8	de
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internal.identifier.journal	2738
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	320
dc.source.issuetopic	The War of Maps? Spatial (Mis)Representations of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the Digital Context	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000696568	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.review	1
dc.subject.classhort	10500	de
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