deconstructionism

The practice of mapmaking: Bridging the gap between critical/textual and ethnographical research methods

The recent shift from representation to practice within map theorization has led to a renewed interest in mapmaking
calling for both closer attention to the practices involved and the employment of ethnographic methodologies in
researching how maps come to life. A deep understanding of the making of maps, however, requires a combination of
different approaches, from the critical (text-oriented) to the ontogenetic (practice-oriented), from deconstruction to

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