Lorenz Hurni
Lorenz Hurni is Professor of Cartography at ETH Zurich and also conducts research into tools for the production of printed and multimedia maps. He is editor-in-chief of the Atlas of Switzerland and the Swiss World Atlas.
Session
10-05
09:30
30min
Maps as Instruments of Power
Lorenz Hurni
From today’s perspective, the word “map” sounds rather outdated and antiquated, and yet maps and map-related products are more present than ever before in our everyday lives. I’m thinking here about things such as interactive map apps and navigation systems. In view of the global situation and the trend towards simply renaming places at liberty, I believe it is worthwhile pausing briefly and asking ourselves what actually constitutes a map.
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