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Cartographic Irony: When Protesting Oppression Oppresses

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Protest maps allow marginalized groups to harness the “mythical power” of maps to challenge the status quo. But even protest maps can use harmful stereotypes and gross distortions to make their arguments about social change.   This map is important because … Continue reading

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Map of the Week 5 (October 7 – October 13): Africa in Perspective

  Maps are lies! They do not accurately depict reality; this is partly due to projection. Projection causes distortion in maps, which depend on the mapmaker. In the “Size of Africa,” map, created by Times Atlas, several other countries are … Continue reading

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