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FIRST DRAFT
>>>>>THIS IS NOT THE MOST RECENT VERSION<<<<<<
I. Introduction
Background: Cartographies as power-elements. Traditionally they were instruments of domination (indigenous cartographies??)
Statement: Diagrams, cartographies and maps can be transformed into socio-activist communication tools which empower communities and give visibility to their common interests, revealing hidden information and making the reader raise awareness about social crisis. This mechanism challenge the traditional storytelling becoming a technological design instrument that spread knowledge through visual global language.
II. Body of thesis
Topic 1: Visual language for creating radical maps
- Coding/ decoding language
- Interpretation / readability / levels of complexity
- Popularize information
- Role of software in visual language: Mapping (interpretation) vs tracing (reproduction)
Topic 2: Collaborative practices in mapping counter-cartographies
- Crowdsourcing
- Wisdom of Crowds
- Why to contribute? —> idealism or local needs
Topic 3: Sharing diagrams with people (Re-publishing) - engage
- Performing diagrams
- The cartographic mediums
- Storytelling (graphic novels-Chris Ware?)
- Diagrams became community icons
Topic 4: Applying diagrams to society, giving their knowledge back
- Urban collaborative design
- Create common identity
- Atlas of practices
III. Conclusion
- Summarize the main points
- Make a strong/ memorable final statement: For centuries cartographies had been defined by state and domination and now the reflect individuals’ voices.