Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

How maps are used and abused in times of conflict

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communications, University of Westminster

Maps, although seemingly objective representations of the world, hold immense power. They shape our understanding of space, navigate our journeys and define political boundaries. But beneath the veneer of neutrality lies a potential for manipulation.

The history of warfare is littered with examples of maps used to dehumanise the enemy. Some of these are very explicit. Satirical maps were produced by all sides in the first world war, depicting Europe as a series of caricatures to dehumanise enemy states and push a victorious war narrative.

Other examples are less obvious.…

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