Critical Geographies

Nous aborderons la question des modes concrets de représentations cartographiques (manuelles, 2D, 3D, numériques) en particulier concernant les frontières : frontières mobiles et populations mobiles. Plus largement nous interrogerons de manière critique les modes de représentation de l’espace, des territoires et des lieux, en particulier dans le monde postcolonial mais sans s’y restreindre toutefois.

The aim of this study day is to share and discuss the critical tools used to map and represent migration, territories, mobility and mobile borders, either because their definition is versatile or because the perception one has of those spaces fluctuates (migrations, diasporas, passing generations). We will discuss the actual modes of mapping (2D, 3D, digital topographies) and in particular of mapping borders – borders between states or nations, and borders between places, spaces or territories. The aim is to engage critically with the ways in which space and place are represented, especially in the postcolonial world but also beyond.