Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

This review article synthesizes diverse methodologies to evaluate the potential of GIS as an interpretive medium, examining how the urban landscape is transformed from a simple map location into a meaningful place shaped by human experience. While GIS is traditionally viewed as a quantitative tool, this review article examines its potential as an interpretive medium for qualitative spatial research. Adopting a literature-driven approach, the research investigates the intersection of oral and digital histories, affect, and GIS. The discussion establishes a theoretical framework regarding sensory perception and memory. By synthesizing diverse case studies on histories and space, the study proposes that qualitative mapping could function as a 'critical intervention' within the digital humanities.