2007/02/01 by Mei‐Po Kwan · 6 citations
Social Sciences · #Geographies of human-animal interactions #Geographic Information Systems Studies #Historical Geography and Geographical Thought #Geospatial analysis #Politics #Sociology #Political science #Data science #Geography #Computer science #Cartography
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9272.2007.00588.x
openalex publication_date 2007/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Building on earlier contributions to feminist understanding of geospatial technologies (GT), I seek to further develop feminist perspectives on GT along new directions. I argue that an attention to the importance of affect (feelings and emotions) and the performative nature of GT practices offers a distinctive critical edge to feminist work on GT. I emphasize the need for GT practitioners to contest the dominant meanings and uses of GT, and to participate in struggles against the oppressive or violent effects of these technologies. I argue that only when emotions, feelings, values, and ethics become an integral part of our geospatial practices can we hope that the use of GT will lead to a less violent and more just world.