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Educational TalkEducational TalkThe Allure of the Map: Representation and Erasure in Soviet Ethnographic Maps
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Soviet ethnographic maps weren't neutral documents, they were tools of empire. This talk reveals how cartographers both served and subtly resisted state narratives in the Caucasus, exploring the politics of what gets shown and what gets erased.
Academic lecture
Digital humanities
Soviet history
Critical cartography
Tips
🗺️bring curiosity about how maps shape what we see
đź“šrelevant for history, geography, and data ethics folks
The Allure of the Map: Representation and Erasure in Soviet Ethnographic Maps
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Educational TalkEducational TalkSoviet ethnographic maps weren't neutral documents, they were tools of empire. This talk reveals how cartographers both served and subtly resisted state narratives in the Caucasus, exploring the politics of what gets shown and what gets erased.
Academic lecture
Digital humanities
Soviet history
Critical cartography
Tips
🗺️bring curiosity about how maps shape what we see
đź“šrelevant for history, geography, and data ethics folks
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