Evento Ge.SoCountry: Italy – City: Milan – Address:

Free the Map. Towards a new Cartography of Borders and Migration

Description:

This event is part of a series of public outreach seminars organised by the AGEI – Geografie per la società. The seminars aim to bring critical geographical debates to a wider audience.

This session focuses on counter-mapping, migration and spatial justice, building on the work of political geographer Henk van Houtum (Radboud University). In an interview-style conversation with Matteo Del Fabbro (University of Milan), we will explore how dominant cartographic representations of borders and migration influence public discourse and political narratives, and how alternative mapping practices can challenge exclusionary narratives and highlight lived experiences, power relations, and inequalities.

This accessible yet theoretically grounded discussion is designed as a contribution to GeoNight, combining academic reflection, public engagement and visual thinking.

Main objectives:

Event language: English

The event will be: Only online

Link (for online events):

Reference person: Margherita Ciervo, Giuseppe Gambazza – Role or function: Coordinators of the A.Ge.I. Working Group “Geographies for Society” (GeSo) – Reference organization: Italian Association of Geographers (A.Ge.I.), Working Group “Geographies for Society” (GeSo)

Those who organize are: Academics

Estimated starting time (local time):

Expected duration: around 2 hours

Event program: it will be displayed here as soon as possible

GeoNight code: 2026179