Critical cartography

Critical cartography is a set of cartography practices and methods of analysis grounded in critical theory. It is based specifically on the thesis that maps reflect and perpetuate relations of power, typically in favor of a society's dominant group. Critical cartographers aim to reveal the "'hidden agendas of cartography' as tools of socio-spatial power". It questions the positivist view of a map as representing neutral objective geographic knowledge. Practical applications of critical cartographic theory include counter-mapping, participatory mapping, and neogeography.

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