counter-mapping

hugovk commented on the word counter-mapping

counter-mapping, n.

The Guardian, 6 March 2018:

What is unusual is that Sara’s story has been documented in a recent academic paper that includes a map of her journey that she herself drew. Her map appears alongside four others – also drawn by migrants. These maps include legends and scales not found on orthodox maps – unnamed river crossings, locations of kidnapping and places of refuge such as a “casa de emigrante” where officials cannot enter. Since 2011, such shelters have been identified by Mexican law as “spaces of exception”. This kind of work is an example of the growing field of counter-mapping.

August 3, 2018

ruzuzu commented on the word counter-mapping

"Counter-mapping refers to efforts to map "against dominant power structures, to further seemingly progressive goals". The term was coined by Nancy Peluso in 1995 to describe the commissioning of maps by forest users in Kalimantan, Indonesia, as a means of contesting state maps of forest areas that typically undermined indigenous interests. The resultant counter-hegemonic maps had the ability to strengthen forest users' resource claims."

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Counter-mapping&oldid=863668724 (footnote references removed)

November 5, 2018