This Is Not an Atlas
Author | : orangotango |
Publisher | : transcript Verlag |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2018-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783839445198 |
ISBN-13 | : 3839445191 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This Is Not an Atlas gathers more than 40 counter-cartographies from all over the world. This collection shows how maps are created and transformed as a part of political struggle, for critical research or in art and education: from indigenous territories in the Amazon to the anti-eviction movement in San Francisco; from defending commons in Mexico to mapping refugee camps with balloons in Lebanon; from slums in Nairobi to squats in Berlin; from supporting communities in the Philippines to reporting sexual harassment in Cairo. This Is Not an Atlas seeks to inspire, to document the underrepresented, and to be a useful companion when becoming a counter-cartographer yourself.