Radical Cartography Now: Digital, Artistic and Social Justice Approaches to Mapping 

Friday, September 27, 2019 at Brown University 

In the public humanities, counter-mapping and “radical cartography” are emerging as powerful tools to critique institutional authority and imagine alternative ways of thinking about place.  Radical Cartography Now brings together historians, activists, social practice artists, digital humanists, and community members whose maps reveal new histories, new knowledge and new ways of co-creating artwork in and with communities.  Some of this work is driven by innovations in Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping technologies and their increasing ease of use, while other radical cartography projects are created by hand, often with the participation of artists or designers working with local communities.  In the process, radical cartographers are changing the nature of maps, chipping away at what Benedict Anderson called “the alignment of map and [colonial] power,” and democratizing maps and map-making.   

The conference is free, but registration is required.  To see the program and a list of speakers, and to register, please visit brown.edu/go/mapping.     

Full program: https://blogs.brown.edu/maps/conference-program/

-Jim