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Mapping is not only a visual practice of territorial or spatial representation or a tool for navigation—it is a way of constructing knowledge, defining and controlling space, and marking power and resistance. This course critically examines cartographic thought, exploring colonial legacies, indigenous alternatives, and radical cartographies. Students will engage in critical and practical mapping to explore Weimar’s spatial narratives through counter-mapping exercises.
Mapping is not only a visual practice of territorial or spatial representation or a tool for navigation—it is a way of constructing knowledge, defining and controlling space, and marking power and resistance. This course critically examines cartographic thought, exploring colonial legacies, indigenous alternatives, and radical cartographies. Students will engage in critical and practical mapping to explore Weimar’s spatial narratives through counter-mapping exercises.[[File:Screenshot 2025-04-24 at 00.14.59.png|thumb]]
 
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Sommer 2025

Elective Course

Yelta Köm


Mapping is not only a visual practice of territorial or spatial representation or a tool for navigation—it is a way of constructing knowledge, defining and controlling space, and marking power and resistance. This course critically examines cartographic thought, exploring colonial legacies, indigenous alternatives, and radical cartographies. Students will engage in critical and practical mapping to explore Weimar’s spatial narratives through counter-mapping exercises.