Ecopolitical Mapping: A Multispecies Research Methodology for Environmental Communication

Jens Benöhr; Maike Brinksma; Ross Donihue; David Farò; Antonia Lara; Kara Lena Virik; Alejandro Ponce de León; Cristian Toro; Bastian Gygli; Daniel Romo; Franziska E. Walther

doi:10.18046/recs.i36.5275

Autores/as

Jens Benöhr LMU München https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-0929
Maike Brinksma Wageningen University and Research https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6350-4765
Ross Donihue Maps for Good https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-9203
David Farò Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-8162
Antonia Lara Freelance Artist https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3538-2462
Kara Lena Virik TU Berlin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-4597
Alejandro Ponce de León University of California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4808-3373
Cristian Toro Centro Cultural Toda la Teoría del Universo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8882-6146
Bastian Gygli Montaraz Comunicaciones https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-5666
Daniel Romo Fundación Senderismo y Naturaleza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-5776
Franziska E. Walther Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3391-1188

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i36.5275

Palabras clave:

metodologías creativas, cartografías colectivas, comunicación ambiental, estudios multiespecie, cohabitación, coexistencia

Resumen

El Mapeo Ecopolítico es una metodología experimental que busca mapear encuentros amorosos y desastrosos entre humanos y su entorno más que humano. Esta metodología, primeramente acuñada por un grupo transdisciplinario de artistas e investigadores en el sur de Chile, se desarrolla a través de sesiones de mapeo colectivo utilizando un enfoque ecopolítico con el fin de rastrear las relaciones de poder entre diferentes especies. En este informe de investigación expandimos acerca de nuestras aproximaciones a esta metodología a partir de tres escalas y territorios diferentes: Cuenca del Biobío (Chile), la Ciudad de Berlín (Alemania) y Europa (Continente). Cada caso presentó un fuerte componente de comunicación ambiental, que terminó en la producción de mapas ilustrados. El enfoque metodológico que aquí se propone es a la vez íntimo, político y situado. El mapa se propone no como un supuesto artefacto políticamente neutral, sino como una herramienta para la educación ambiental, la comunicación y el activismo. Ofrecemos el concepto y enfoque, esperando que esta metodología pueda ser practicada y desarrollada por otros humanos, aliados en la producción de parentescos tentaculares.

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Biografía del autor/a

Jens Benöhr, LMU München

LMU München
Maike Brinksma, Wageningen University and Research

MSc International Land and Water Management. Wageningen University.
Ross Donihue, Maps for Good

Geographer and visual storyteller. Yale University & Maps for Good.
David Farò, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento

University of Trento, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering.
Antonia Lara, Freelance Artist

Independent artist.
Kara Lena Virik, TU Berlin

Urban Researcher, Landscape Architect, Technical University Berlin.
Alejandro Ponce de León, University of California

PhD candidate in Cultural Studies. University of California, Davis.
Cristian Toro, Centro Cultural Toda la Teoría del Universo

Independent artist.
Bastian Gygli, Montaraz Comunicaciones

Universidad de Concepción.
Daniel Romo, Fundación Senderismo y Naturaleza

Senderismo y Naturaleza Educación.
Franziska E. Walther, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Msc student. Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin,
Germany.

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