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ChemNetz: Panel discussion "The sense and nonsense of maps"

Together with various map projects and active map makers, how maps shape our own perceptions and what power they have will be explored. Together a discussion about their meaning and how they can be used as a tool is held.

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Open Space
Brückenstraße 10, 09111 Chemnitz
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entrance free

Maps are everywhere - and they couldn't be more different!
Whether it is Google Maps, city maps or hiking maps - maps are used every day for orientation, on holiday or at school. They are omnipresent and an integral part of everyday life.
But how did maps come about and what role do they play as an instrument of power? How are they used and what can be learnt through them? How can they break down existing hierarchies and open up new perspectives?

The panel will discuss maps as a tool of power, the critical cartography that questions these structures and how maps can also be used as a tool for emancipatory perspectives.

The panel: Theresa (Use-It Erfurt), Lisa (ChemNetz), Katapult Magazin (enquired), Krikkel (Kritisches Kartenkollektiv Leipzig) (enquired)

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Bordsteinlobby e.V.

Program field

Barrierefreiheit

Gender-neutral toilet

The toilet is not defined according to "men/women".

Barrier-free travel by public transport

Travelling to the venue is barrier-free using public transport.

ChemNet

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.