Prácticas cartográficas para una geografía feminista: los mapas como herramientas críticas

Núria Font-Casaseca

doi:10.5565/rev/dag.594

Maps and geographic information systems for a feminist geography: A vision from critical cartography

Authors

Núria Font-Casaseca Universitat de Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7695-2778

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Abstract

The technological and conceptual changes experienced by cartography and geographic information systems (GIS) in recent decades have redefined the role and potential of maps as research tools. However, it is in some areas of feminist geography where some of the most profound and influential reflections and contributions to recalibrate the role and potential of cartographic representations have occurred. On the one hand, their proposals have managed to affirm the need to adopt a reflective position towards their use. On the other hand, the commitment and appropriation of these cartographic technologies from feminist positions have managed to transform these tools and convert them into research technologies compatible with feminist principles and also with an important critical potential for any person or groups that use maps and GIS.

Keywords

Qualitative GIS, feminist visualization, critical cartography, reflexivity, feminist geography

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