Mapping the Movida: A Digital Humanities Project

Be sure to click on >> on the map to see the legend.

This visualization breaks La Movida site locations down into publication sources: Madriz, El Pais, Madrid Me Mata, La Luna de Madrid and El Paseante.

Madriz: 89 Points
El Pais: 13 Points
Madrid Me Mata: 169 Points
La Luna De Madrid: 436 points
El Paseante: 30 Points

The points belonging to each source cluster based on their closeness in space. As you change zoom levels, points recluster, creating new impressions of the spatial character of La Movida. Particularly note the concentration of certain sources in the city center versus the peripheral neighborhoods.

Zoom out from Madrid to see mentions of La Movida in other Spanish cities.