Jeni Wightman’s interest in the visual representation of data ranges from abstract considerations of how scholars use images to curiosity about the more visceral, more personal, role that graphics can play in inspiring scholars and dramatically shifting their understanding of the world–essentially the same role played by art. To explore these topics, Wightman asked Cornell University faculty to share the images that had the greatest effect on them and shaped their understanding of graphic data. The Visualizing Meaning exhibit includes the images along with brief annotations describing their origins and impacts.
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. Historian Shae Davidson's research interests include public policy and the relationship between culture and civil society. His publications range from articles on industrial history to absurdist poetry.
