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Much of the inspiration for deep mapping comes out of a long tradition of slowing down, walking <\/em>through a specific place, and paying attention. From William Least Heat-Moons PrairyErth<\/em> to psychogeography<\/em>, to Denis Wood’s “Narrative Atlas” project, many of the foundational readings on Deep Mapping reference this impulse and provide models to follow and theories to think with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Spring 2023 class put it into practice by collectively walking and mapping the East Northfield neighborhood around Carleton College, inspired by Max Hailperin’s All of Minneapolis<\/a> project, in which he set himself the task of walking every neighborhood in Minneapolis and posting an illustrated blog of what piques his curiosity and what he’s able to find out about it. He uses Google My Maps to document his efforts, and we also used this easily accessible digital mapping platform following his model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n