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- Eric Sheppard
- Department of Geography/University of Minnesota/Minneapolis/MN/USA
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2005-12
- DOI
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- 10.3138/gh27-1847-qp71-7tp7
- 公開者
- University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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説明
<jats:p> Over the last decade, a new research program has emerged at the interface between geographic information science and geographical social theory, now called critical GIS. In this article I analyse the emergence of critical GIS as an example of knowledge production in geography. I examine its genealogy, highlighting the key debates, events, and individuals instrumental in facilitating a rapprochement between two initially opposed scholarly communities and tracing the directions that this has since taken. Addressing its current incarnation as critical GIS, I relate it to the critical theory tradition in the social sciences and assess the pertinence of the term “critical” for describing the epistemology and philosophy of critical GIS. I examine how technology, the geography of GIS research, and politics are shaping the future trajectory of critical GIS. Drawing on Helen Longino's vision for strong knowledge production, I argue that the future of critical GIS will depend on the ability of its practitioners to remain conscious and reflexively critical of their own emergent presuppositions. </jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Cartographica
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Cartographica 40 (4), 5-21, 2005-12
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)