{"title":"Subaltern cartographies: Exploring geographical imaginations of the agricultural landscape","authors":"Babatunde A. Ogundiwin","doi":"10.1177/14744740231191536","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Geographical imaginations of the state-owned agricultural landscape mediated by state-sanctioned neoliberal visual discourse obscures the actual realities of these state-spaces. In this paper, I argue that maps that emerge from everyday practices of subaltern groups not only unveil actual realities of state-spaces but also embed possibilities of these landscapes. Farm-settlers on alienated government farmlands of Oyo State of Nigeria use a participatory sketch mapping to reveal spatialities that contest the authoritative cartographies of the farm settlement scheme. Regardless of the authoritative visualisations of state imaginaries, subaltern mappings are an integral part of the everyday geographies of the state-owned agricultural landscape. In conclusion, social mapping of the economic landscape served not only to counter disinformation but also as visual reminders for improvement evident in the farmers’ imagined futures.","PeriodicalId":47718,"journal":{"name":"Cultural Geographies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cultural Geographies","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14744740231191536","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Geographical imaginations of the state-owned agricultural landscape mediated by state-sanctioned neoliberal visual discourse obscures the actual realities of these state-spaces. In this paper, I argue that maps that emerge from everyday practices of subaltern groups not only unveil actual realities of state-spaces but also embed possibilities of these landscapes. Farm-settlers on alienated government farmlands of Oyo State of Nigeria use a participatory sketch mapping to reveal spatialities that contest the authoritative cartographies of the farm settlement scheme. Regardless of the authoritative visualisations of state imaginaries, subaltern mappings are an integral part of the everyday geographies of the state-owned agricultural landscape. In conclusion, social mapping of the economic landscape served not only to counter disinformation but also as visual reminders for improvement evident in the farmers’ imagined futures.
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Cultural Geographies has successfully built on Ecumene"s reputation for innovative, thoughtful and stylish contributions. This unique journal of cultural geographies will continue publishing scholarly research and provocative commentaries. The latest findings on the cultural appropriation and politics of: · Nature · Landscape · Environment · Place space The new look Cultural Geographies reflects the evolving nature of its subject matter. It is both a sub-disciplinary intervention and an interdisciplinary forum for the growing number of scholars or practitioners interested in the ways that people imagine, interpret, perform and transform their material and social environments.
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