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How can we re(imagine) the maps, so that they not only represent the geo-politics of

countries and cities, but also the way we feel about them, our aspirations, and new ways of

seeing. The participants at the ZAK course “The Bumpy Roads of Maps: Critical and

Creative Mapping”, facilitated by the Sociologist Lilia Raileanu, creatively explored this

challenge through mapping projects.

Yasmin Bianca Kobori Belck. “United we stand, divided we fall: an attempt to inspire

collaboration and unity in Europe”. Drawing, wooden blocks in an interactive Jenga-

Tower format.

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Course participant. “Big City Life” (work in progress).This is not an image of molecules, but

a stylized map showing the interconnection of the 14 largest cities in Germany and their

inner structures.

Data sources: Statistisches Bundesamt Website, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps. Image

created using: custom Python script, GIMP, Graphviz, InkScape.

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How can we effectively motivate and engage people in taking actions to reduce the causes

of the rapidly changing climate? The students in the ZAK course “Visual Story-Telling and

Communication of Climate Change”, facilitated by the Sociologist Lilia Raileanu,

experimented with various ideas and formats to respond to this globally urgent problem.

Robin Leister. “Climate Calendar” (prototype, work in progress).

Origami, example photography. Images source: Pixabay Website.

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Robin Leister. Exploring various ideas and formats for the “Climate Calendar”.

Origami, photography. Images source: Pixabay Website.

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Ronja Kober-Moritz. “Memory Game on Climate Change” (prototype, work in

progress). This is the idea of an educational tool aiming at engaging the school

students and their families to collect and discuss images of a changing climate.

Example photography, drawing. Images sources: Christian Åslund Website, National

Geographic Blog, Fair Observer/Shutterstock, drawings by author.