#counter mapping

[detroitography]

Event: Mapping Whose Detroit?

Event: Mapping Whose Detroit?

WHEN: Thursday, March 31st @ 4pm WHERE: Clark Library, University of Michigan (in-person + virtual) WHAT: Mapping Whose Detroit? A talk on the topic of counter-mapping, including maps from the book, Detroit in 50 Maps. Books will be available for purchase and signing. RSVP: Event Link

View On WordPress

[detroitography]

Event: A Chat with Alex Hill (Detroit Maps)

Event: A Chat with Alex Hill (Detroit Maps)

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9th @ 3pm WHERE: Boston Public Library, Leventhal Map and Education Center (virtual) WHAT: Interview Series: A Chat with Alex Hill RSVP: Event Link

View On WordPress

[toknowtheland]

Counter Mapping - Emergence Magazine

In an effort to counter Western maps which fail to convey the diverse human experience of place, a traditional Zuni farmer and museum director is working with artists to create maps infused with the memories, myths, and sacred sites of the Zuni people.

wow.

at least check out the video if you don’t have time for the full article.

[zzkt]

“Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), the Inuit people are known for carving portable maps out of driftwood to be used while navigating coastal waters. These pieces, which are small enough to be carried in a mitten, represent coastlines in a continuous line, up one side of the wood and down the other. The maps are compact, buoyant, and can be read in the dark.

These three wooden maps show the journey from Sermiligaaq to Kangertittivatsiaq, on Greenland’s East Coast. The map to the right shows the islands along the coast, while the map in the middle shows the mainland and is read from one side of the block around to the other. The map to the left shows the peninsula between the Sermiligaaq and Kangertivartikajik fjords.”

(via https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/inuit-cartography/ )