Resumen
The act of mapping has historically imposed not only physical but also imagined boundaries on the landscape and its communities, with nu-merous examples of “power-knowledge” relations. This paper elabo-rates on Emotional Mapping, an additional concept in cartography that deals with emotional responses to space, in a broad sense – people’s memories, experiences, perceptions, the sense of place and community. The paper reviews how it is practiced and thought about, both within and outside the academia. In an attempt to explain the current state of understanding on the topic, as well as possible future trends and meth-ods, the paper provides a critical insight into the practical application of the notion, the corresponding cartographic practices, techniques and tools. It encompasses a wide range of approaches, from traditional land use mapping to the Participatory GIS, Counter-Mapping, Deep Mapping, and other forms of New Cartographies, to the art of Remote Sensing and participatory reflection and action methods. Correspond-ingly, the author rethinks the potential of Emotional Geographies and Cartographies, as an emerging field, which might enhance the re-subjectivization of space and the decolonization of mapping practices and technologies. As such, the paper argues for the concept of Deep Emotional Mapping as a methodology for (re)mapping, i.e. (re)presentation of “unseen”, “invisible”, “absent” or “repressed” land-scapes. Ultimately, by acknowledging the value of effective engage-ment with local voices and knowledge(s), this approach advocates the integration of local (spatial) narratives, likewise local sustainability concepts and practices, in decision-making processes, towards the ne-gotiation of place, thus, sustainable governance.
Palabras clave
Critical Heritage Studies. Emotional Cartographies. Spatial Humanities. Anthropology of Emotions.