On September the 11th Tactic welcomed at the DK Nepthys Zwer*, a radical feminist historian and cartographer. Together with the public, she looked at what a map is and discussed the issues surrounding cartography, its power and its social and political uses. In what way can a map serve power as well as struggles and the defense of the rights of the oppressed? There was also a discussion about the limits of contributory cartography, known as neogeography, which emerged in the 2000s, such as OpenStreetMap. Numerous historical and current examples were brought forward.
The aim was to reflect together on what cartography is doing to our imaginations, our mobility and our struggles.

* Nepthys Zwer is the author of Cartographie radicale, Explorations with Philippe Rekacewicz and has coordinated the work Ceci n’est pas un atlas, published by Editions du commun under a Creative Commons license.

Every 2nd Monday of the month, these critical encounters aim to tackle digital-related topics (e.g. algorithms, surveillance capitalism, ecological impacts, etc.) and explore alternative ways of doing things (discovering free and ethical tools, unboxing smartphones, protecting communications, etc.).

These meetings are held in French and organised by Constant’s partner, Tactic.