Document Type
Article
Abstract
“The Edge of the World” tells a true story of a mapping expedition in the second longest cave in Texas. When her survey group becomes lost inside the cave, the author uses the experience to propel questions of the duplicity of maps and the ambiguities of human perception. Detailed are the gritty nuances of caving that the average tourist never experiences: the tightness of squeezes, digging for air flow, and pushing for passages. The author finally questions if the blank spaces on maps should really be filled in with new discoveries, for perhaps something is being lost in the process.
Repository Citation
Kennedy, Joy. "The Edge of the World." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 5, no. 3, 2025, pp. 1–9. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol5/iss3/6