by Gökçen Erkılıç “For no two successive days is the shore line precisely the same.” Rachel Carson Did you recognize that the coastline of Istanbul is slowly changing? There is an ongoing disposition of urban materials between water and earth. The urban debris, the construction sites, and infrastructures shape the coast. “This is not a […]
Cartography as an Instrument of Emancipation
In times of the pandemic, of social distancing and online conferences, our friend and fellow counter-cartographers at UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil,1 invited Ângela Katuta and Pablo Mansilla Quiñones to discuss “Cartography as an Instrument of Emancipation.” Watch these inciting talks and debate on indigenous cartographies, collective mapping and different ways of being in the world […]
Not-an-Atlas in Granada and Pécs
We would like to share a small throwback to some events that we organised together with TuTela Learning Network earlier this year. On January 24th Not-an-Atlas travelled to Granada as part of the program Haciendo barrio: calles, plazas, viviendas, organized by Ajuntamiento Albaicín. The collective has been working for several years in the neighbourhood of […]
Counter-Mapping Documentary!
We are happy to announce the online release of “This Is Not an Atlas – A Documentary on Counter-Cartographies“. The short documentary was filmed during the book’s release event in Berlin and features Denis Wood, Philippe Rekacewicz, Nermin ElSherif, Bureau d’Études and the Anti-Eviction-Mapping-Project. There is also a version with spanish subtitles, and hopefully with […]
Tutorial ‘On our and other maps’
Our whiteboard-tutorial ‘On our and other maps ‘ – drawing by Jonathan Wright, voice by Tina Reden – is a quick and easy introduction to critical cartography and collective mapping. The video may be a useful tool for collective mapping in your neighborhood, youth club, social movement, school or university… The Spanish version ‘Sobre unos […]
