Cartographers for Social Equality's fervent assault on Mercator projection's imperialist distortions—bloating Europe while shrinking Africa—forcing C.J. Cregg into visceral disorientation via Peters projection and flipped maps, challenging entrenched p...
Cartographers for Social Equality's fervent assault on Mercator projection's imperialist distortions—bloating Europe while shrinking Africa—forcing C.J. Cregg into visceral disorientation via Peters projection and flipped maps, challenging entrenched perceptions of global power and size.
Events in This Arc
Rushing late into the Press Room, C.J. joins a fervent presentation by the Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality—Dr. Fallow, Sayles, and Huke—who decry the Mercator Projection's imperialist distortions, like …
In the Press Room, OCSE members Dr. Fallow, Huke, and Sayles present how Mercator projections distort global size and power, equating bigness with importance and fostering 'top-bottom' attitudes toward hemispheres. …