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World Maps and the Coloniality of Power

The 'Equal Earth' Projection (2018) forms the background image (Credits: Wikipedia Commons) What if the world map in your room was upside down? If the Earth is a spheroid, who gets to decide which regions lie at the top and which are pushed to the bottom? Who gets to decide the nomenclature of ‘Global North’ and ‘Global South?’ Why does Greenland, which is 14 times smaller than Africa, appear strangely equal? Just turn the map upside down. The world does not change, but your

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World Maps and the Coloniality of Power

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