Schizocartography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schizocartography is a noun meaning The use of alternate cartographies to challenge hegemonic narratives.
Meaning
The use of alternate cartographies to challenge hegemonic narratives.
Example Sentences
In this way, schizocartography offers a more multidirectional approach to topological mapping that includes a subject whilst at the same time still allowing for an a-centring of the self.
Schizocartography aims to create visual maps of place by revealing not only what is visually present or seen in a space, but the social history, alternative representations, and hidden or absent impressions.
The schizocartographies highlighted here operate against the grain, counter to the well-trodden urban path, while at the same time recognizing the dominant structure for what it is, what it does and what it represents.
Word Forms
- schizocartographies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include countermapping, schizopolitics, autotheory, counterhistory, counterstorytelling, counterdiscourse.
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