Keynote: Feminist cartographies, feminist futures by sarah elwood

 “I start from the premise that ‘critical’ cartographies have always been an intersectional feminist project in which cartography is conceived and practiced at the intersection of feminist, postcolonial, and Marxist critiques of science, perspectives, and representation; at the intersection of the structural and ideological relationships between technology, media, and political economy; and at the intersection of Western cartography with projects of exploitation, dispossession, and genocide.

The creative innovation and rebellious politics of feminist cartographies have dramatically transformed the possibilities of cartographic practice in academic and activist circles. Yet, as I will argue here, even more is possible, necessary, and already underway!

This paper traces cartographic concepts rooted in Black, Indigenous, and decolonial feminist thought and demonstrates how these concepts center epistemological-political relationships that transcend the boundaries

of many earlier forms of critical cartography and lead to fundamentally different forms of critique, creativity, and ethical relationships in cartographic practice.

Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 6:15–7:45 pm
Location: Lecture Hall ESA Ost 221, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, 2nd floor
Participation: In person & online (link to be provided one week before the event)

This event is part of the Summer School "Redrawing Space/s" (25–29 August 2026). The lecture will be held in English.