Collaborative Cartographies: Counter-Cartography and Mapping Justice in Palestine
Maps do not only represent space, but also produce it. This article is an attempt to approach cartographies from a performative perspective in order to argue that maps actually do things. The article is divided into three main parts that develop a reflection on the role of maps as devices, a compari...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-85 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Palestine
/ Jerusalem
/ Kartografische Darstellung
/ Religious geography
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| IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion KBL Near East and North Africa ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Space
B Collaborative cartographies B Jerusalem B Performativity B counter-cartographies B Representation B mapping justice B Palestine |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Maps do not only represent space, but also produce it. This article is an attempt to approach cartographies from a performative perspective in order to argue that maps actually do things. The article is divided into three main parts that develop a reflection on the role of maps as devices, a comparison between different maps representing the Old City of Jerusalem, and an analysis of the ability of different actors (collectives, artists, and so on) to develop counter-cartographies with the aim of transforming the field, the community, the surrounding landscape, and, consequently, the material and socio-political conditions in Palestine. |
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| ISSN: | 2054-1996 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/hlps.2018.0180 |
