This Is Not an Atlas - A Global Collection of Counter-Cartographies

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.

About the author

kollektiv orangotango+ has grown from a decade of experience in critical mapping in Europe and Latin America. As activists and academics, the collective engages in critical research, popular education and emancipatory struggles.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kollektiv Orangotango+ (Editor), Kollektiv Orangotango+ (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9783837645194
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-4519-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 257 mm x 317 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 2140 g
• Series: Sozial- und Kulturgeographie; Sozial- und Kulturgeographie
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Globalisierung, Soziologie, Kartographie, Kartierung, Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft, Politik und Staat, Soziale und ethische Themen, Humangeographie, Erdkunde, Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Kartographie, Geografie - Geograf, Gesellschaft / Theorie, Philosophie, Wissenschaften, Kartografie - Kartierung, Technik / Soziologie, Politik, Recht, Wirtschaft, Humangeografie, Geografie / Anthropogeografie, Anthropogeografie, Maps; Counter-Cartography; Social Movements; Manual; Handbook; Space; Globalization; Politics; Social Geography; Cultural Geography; Geography