Routledge Imaging and Mapping Eastern Europe - Routledge Art History

Imaging and Mapping Eastern Europe examines how visual culture has shaped the construction of Europe's eastern region as a distinct socio-political and cultural identity. This scholarly work traces the discontinuous processes of mapping Eastern European space and imaging the Eastern European body across centuries, beginning with Renaissance cartography of Sarmatia Europea and progressing through travellers' reports depicting women in ethnic dress, Cold War mapping strategies, and contemporary photographic documentation of political protest. The book argues for the visual's critical agency in defining and redefining Eastern Europe, exploring how images from historical maps to satirical press illustrations have contributed to cultural and political understandings of the region. Essential reading for art historians, cultural scholars, and anyone interested in how visual representation shapes geographical and cultural identity.