Reparative Mapping: Undoing the White, Patriarchal, and Classist City with Diasporic Women in Chile
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This study explores a participatory mapping method to document the distinct urban experiences of diasporic communities and reclaims the agency of these experiences to shape equitable urban futures. The study focuses on economically insecure and racialized immigrant women, generating knowledge along with a population group that has been historically omitted from urban studies despite their increasing presence in Chilean cities. We invite participants to appropriate and leave their imprint on an abstract urban map, emphasizing their capacity to lead change. We call this process 'reparative mapping', since the maps offer guidance on how to address historical injustices embedded in city-making. By comparing our results with existing abstract data, we demonstrate that urban equity studies must be grounded on the first-hand experience of communities.
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