Seminar
May. 08, 2018, 09:15 - 13:45 |
Geb. 01.87 SR B 5.26, 5. OG Rüppurrer Straße 1a, Haus B |
Look on your right and left: Atlases, Google Earth or our car’s navigation system – we constantly produce and rely on maps. Make a stop and admit: these maps help us explore the unknown and nurture a sense of control. Take a big U-turn into the history: maps were pieces of craft with images of landscapes, architecture, humans, and imaginary creatures. Increase your speed and ride back to nowadays: maps lost that story-telling character and are mainly perceived as precise, indisputable representations of reality. Put on the glasses of a critic: these conventional maps reveal surprising normative connotations, limiting the visibility of diverse social realities. Be ready for a winding and creative road: we will critically look at maps by using historical, cultural, political and artistic lenses; we will discuss the mapping of human migration as a case study and other social dynamics interesting for you. If you are up for a wild ride: we will co-create new ideas and prototypes for alternative mapping. A cautionary tip: sufficient command of English is required in order to actively participate in all activities. Focus will be set on visual rather than written projects. 2-6 LP
Dates: Tue 08.05.18, 09:15–13:45 Tue 15.05.18, 09:15–13:45 Tue 22.05.18, 09:15–13:45 Tue 29.05.18, 09:15–13:45 Tue 05.06.18, 09:15–13:45
Lecturer: Lilia Raileanu PhD Candidate in Sociology, Sociology Department Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA |
Speaker Lilia Raileanu |
Organizer ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Studium Generale Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Tel: 0721/608 42043 Mail:veranstaltungen ∂ zak kit edu http://www.zak.kit.edu/studium_generale_und_lehre |
Targetgroup Interested / Everyone, Students |
Registration possible from 2018-04-04 12:00 to 2018-05-03 09:00. |