Re-reading spatial citizenship and re-thinking Harley’s deconstructing the map

Abstract

This paper questions Harley’s (1989) specific way of interpreting and dealing with ‘the map’. Contrasting Harley’s perspective with Derrida’s approach of deconstruction provides a more detailed understanding of the potentials and limits of Harley’s practice for a critical understanding of maps. Moreover, this paper offers an alternative practice for a critical reading of maps, rooted in Adorno’s concept of Mündigkeit and Derrida’s deconstruction.