Chapter 2. What Is Critique?
Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch2
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy W. Crampton
Book Title
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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How to Cite
Crampton, J. W. (2010) What Is Critique?, in Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317411.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 22 JAN 2010
- Published Print: 22 JAN 2009
Book Series:
Book Series Editors:
- John Paul Jones III
Series Editor Information
Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405121729
Online ISBN: 9781444317411
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- critical introduction to mapping and GIS;
- critique, examination of assumptions of field of knowledge;
- “unexamined ways of thinking” - shaping our knowledge;
- good map design - achieving “figure-ground” separation;
- critique, how they came to be and what possibilities exist;
- questioning attitude - not unrelated to question of power;
- critical cartography and GIS - basic principles;
- distilling four principles or strands of critical thought in cartography and GIS;
- GIS, taken outside academy - for community participation;
- critical mapping practices
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Critical Cartography and GIS: Some Basic Principles and Examples