Papers by Kierin Mackenzie
Conservation and Society, 2017
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been at the centre of mapping efforts for decades. Ind... more Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been at the centre of mapping efforts for decades. Indigenous knowledge (IK) is a critical subset of TEK, and Indigenous peoples utilise a wide variety of techniques for keeping track of time. Although techniques for mapping and visualising the temporal aspects of TEK/IK have been utilised, the spatio-temporal dimensions of TEK are not well explored visually outside of seasonal data and narrative approaches. Existing spatio-temporal models can add new visualisation approaches for TEK but are limited by ontological constraints regarding time, particularly the poor support for multi-cyclical data and localised timing. For TEK to be well represented, lexible systems are needed for modelling and mapping time that correspond well with traditional conceptions of time and space being supported. These approaches can take cues from previous spatio-temporal visualisation work in the Geographic(al) Information System(s)/Science(s) GIS community, and from temporal depictions extant in existing cultural traditions.
Current GIS data models have problems representing fuzzy, interconnected data sets, due to proble... more Current GIS data models have problems representing fuzzy, interconnected data sets, due to problems inherent with the underlying abstractions used for storing and manipulating geographical information. These limitations are becoming problematic when processing traditional knowledge of spatio-temporal patterns. The authors present a new approach to the representation of fuzzy, spatio-temporal knowledge, as found in traditional knowledge systems. The approach used centres on the motif, the folk thesaurus, narratives, and a data model that connects them. The authors suggest modelling spatio-temporal knowledge in a way that maintains some of the strengths of oral depiction, interconnectedness, and precise ambiguity. We discuss how spatio temporal motifs interact with other motifs via shared elements, via narratives and via processes. Finally; we explore how a working data model centred on motifs may be conceptually and logically represented.
.................................................................................................... more ....................................................................................................................................ix 1 General Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Research Overview ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Contribution of Thesis ................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Thesis Structure ........................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Additional Contributions during the Course of Study ................................................ 7 1.6 References ................................................................................................................... 9 2 The Course of Heaven and Earth: The Biocultural Diversity of Space and Time ........... 11 2.1 Suggested Reading .................................................................................................... 15 3 Spatio-Temporal Visualisation and Data Exploration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge/Indigenous Knowledge ......................................................................................... 16 3.
Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization
Journal of Geography in Higher Education
Journeying from "I" to "we": Assembling hybrid caring collectives of geography doctoral scholars ... more Journeying from "I" to "we": Assembling hybrid caring collectives of geography doctoral scholars Completing a PhD is difficult. Within a city and a university recovering from a major earthquake sequence, general stress levels are much higher, and caring for some of the non-academic needs of doctoral scholars becomes critically important to these scholars' success. Yet in the same situation, academic supervisors may be stretched to the limits of their capacity to care even just for doctoral scholars' research training needs, let alone their broader pastoral care. The question, then, is how do we increase capacity to provide care for doctoral scholars in this kind of environment? While it has been shown elsewhere that supportive and interactive department cultures are correlated with lower attrition rates (Lovitts & Nelson, 2000), little work has been done on how exactly departments might go about in creating these supportive environments: the focus is generally on the individual actions of supervisors, or the individual quality and independence of students admitted (Johnson, Lee, & Green, 2000). In this article, we suggest that a range of actors and contingencies are involved in journeying toward a more caring collective culture. We direct attention to the hybridity of a "caring collective" emerging in the Department of Geography at the University of Canterbury. Following Callon and Rabeharisoa (2003), our caring collective is hybrid because the actors assembled are not only "students" and "staff", but also bodies, technologies, objects, institutions and other nonhuman actors including tectonic plates and earthquakes. The concept of the hybrid caring collective is useful, we argue, as a way of understanding the distributed responsibility for the care of doctoral scholars, and as a way of stepping beyond the student/supervisor blame game.
Journal of Geography in Higher Education
Journeying from "I" to "we": Assembling hybrid caring collectives of geography doctoral scholars ... more Journeying from "I" to "we": Assembling hybrid caring collectives of geography doctoral scholars Completing a PhD is difficult. Within a city and a university recovering from a major earthquake sequence, general stress levels are much higher, and caring for some of the non-academic needs of doctoral scholars becomes critically important to these scholars' success. Yet in the same situation, academic supervisors may be stretched to the limits of their capacity to care even just for doctoral scholars' research training needs, let alone their broader pastoral care. The question, then, is how do we increase capacity to provide care for doctoral scholars in this kind of environment? While it has been shown elsewhere that supportive and interactive department cultures are correlated with lower attrition rates (Lovitts & Nelson, 2000), little work has been done on how exactly departments might go about in creating these supportive environments: the focus is generally on the individual actions of supervisors, or the individual quality and independence of students admitted (Johnson, Lee, & Green, 2000). In this article, we suggest that a range of actors and contingencies are involved in journeying toward a more caring collective culture. We direct attention to the hybridity of a "caring collective" emerging in the Department of Geography at the University of Canterbury. Following Callon and Rabeharisoa (2003), our caring collective is hybrid because the actors assembled are not only "students" and "staff", but also bodies, technologies, objects, institutions and other nonhuman actors including tectonic plates and earthquakes. The concept of the hybrid caring collective is useful, we argue, as a way of understanding the distributed responsibility for the care of doctoral scholars, and as a way of stepping beyond the student/supervisor blame game.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been at the centre of mapping efforts for decades. Ind... more Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been at the centre of mapping efforts for decades. Indigenous knowledge (IK) is a critical subset of TEK, and Indigenous peoples utilise a wide variety of techniques for keeping track of time. Although techniques for mapping and visualising the temporal aspects of TEK/IK have been utilised, the spatio-temporal dimensions of TEK are not well explored visually outside of seasonal data and narrative approaches. Existing spatio-temporal models can add new visualisation approaches for TEK but are limited by ontological constraints regarding time, particularly the poor support for multi-cyclical data and localised timing.
For TEK to be well represented, flexible systems are needed for modelling and mapping time that correspond well
with traditional conceptions of time and space being supported. These approaches can take cues from previous
spatio-temporal visualisation work in the Geographic(al) Information System(s)/Science(s) GIS community, and
from temporal depictions extant in existing cultural traditions.
Langscape 4(1):12-14, 2015
T he rhythms of the sky and the lands and the seas are one, and they are all interconnected. The ... more T he rhythms of the sky and the lands and the seas are one, and they are all interconnected. The cycles of the seasons, the phases of the moon, day and night, and the ebb and flow of the tides have all been utilized in traditional forms of time-keeping, as have weather patterns, the flowering of different species, and the appearance of different species of birds and fish. Non-human communities likewise use many of these cues and others to guide them in their activities.
International Society of Ethnobiology Newsletter, Dec 2012
Langscape 2(13):11-12, 2013
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Papers by Kierin Mackenzie
For TEK to be well represented, flexible systems are needed for modelling and mapping time that correspond well
with traditional conceptions of time and space being supported. These approaches can take cues from previous
spatio-temporal visualisation work in the Geographic(al) Information System(s)/Science(s) GIS community, and
from temporal depictions extant in existing cultural traditions.
Books by Kierin Mackenzie
Dissertation by Kierin Mackenzie
For TEK to be well represented, flexible systems are needed for modelling and mapping time that correspond well
with traditional conceptions of time and space being supported. These approaches can take cues from previous
spatio-temporal visualisation work in the Geographic(al) Information System(s)/Science(s) GIS community, and
from temporal depictions extant in existing cultural traditions.