Excerpt: Mapping, often perceived as a technical or neutral act, is fundamentally political. It is an act of selection: emphasizing some realities while excluding others, embedding subjective worldviews into seemingly objective forms. Every line drawn, every label inscribed, asserts biases, assumptions, and partialities of its maker. In this sense, mapping is never neutral—it is a site of power, negotiation, and imagination.
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