Published: Oct. 2, 2020
Poster for Radical Cartographies: Participatory Mapmaking from Latin

Department of Geography Colloquium Series

Hosted by Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

Faculty Book Presentation: Radical Cartographies: Participatory Mapmaking from Latin America

  • Bjørn Sletto, UT Austin 
  • Joe Bryan, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Alfredo Wagner, Nova Cartografia Social da Amazônia
  • Charles Hale, University of California, Santa Barbara 

Friday, October 2th at 12:00PM Mountain Time, 1:00PM (CDT), 11:00am (PDT)

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Abstract:

This week’s colloquium is a book launch event hosted by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Radical Cartographies substantive chapters are written by Indigenous and Afro-descendent authors. Shedding light on the innovative uses of participatory mapping emerging from Latin America’s marginalized communities, this diverse collection reconceptualizes what maps mean as representations of identity and place. Tune in for a panel with the book editors: 

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