Richard V. Francaviglia

Walt Disney's Frontierland as an Allegorical Map of the American West

In this essay, a historical geographer and cartographic historian interprets Walt Disneys Frontierland as botha miniaturized environment and a stylized map. He speculates that Frontierland perpetuates deeply rooted, and widely shared, mainstream American attitudes toward United States expansionism from the late nineteenth century through the Cold War.

Believing in Place: A Spiritual Geography of the Great Basin

This publication explores how spiritual beliefs affect both the environment and the human spirit in the vast region between Californias Sierra Nevada and Utahs Wasatch Mountains. It is a reflection on the ways in which human needs and spiritual traditions can shape perceptions of the land.