Collaborative geofeminism

Experiences from Geochicas

Selene Yang

National University of La Plata | PhD. Candidate

Geochicas | Co-founder

Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Wikimedia Foundation

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ROLE PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATION

OF WOMEN IN THE GEO COMMUNITIES*

* WHOEVER CONSIDERS THEMSELVES WOMEN

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GEO DATA PRODUCTION WITH A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE

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CubaConf

Oaxaca

photomapping

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"‘[m]aps are of-the-moment, brought into being through practices (embodied, social, technical), always re-made every time they are engaged with; mapping is a process of constant re-territorialisation. As such, maps are transitory and fleeting, being contingent, relational and context-dependent. Maps are practices – they are always mappings; spatial practices enacted to solve relational problems."

Kitchin and Dodge

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"... data practices are material and embodied, as they involve human labour and power relations."

Fotopoulou

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...maps represent the world through a veil of ideology, are fraught with internal tensions, provide classic examples of power-knowledge, and are always caught up in wider political contextsJ. B Harley (1990)

How can we challenge power and representation with our maps?

Thank you!

Selene Yang

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Geochicas | DISTant Talk

By Selene Yang

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