Organised by Mathilda Rosengren (Malmö University) & Myrto Dagkouli-Kyriakoglou (University of the Aegean)
Mapping has long played an integral part in both city-making and critically understanding the urban, yet in the interlinkages between alternative and radical mapping practices, urban scholarship, and city professionals and dwellers, there is still much to be explored. With the workshop series Mapping the Margins, we seek to create a collaborative space for urban researchers, practitioners and activists to cooperate by learning and experimenting with alternative and radical mapping practices. The workshops posits new ways for researchers to collaborate meaningfully with civil society as well as develop impactful and useful pedagogies. The series consists of three workshops: beginning with a historical account of alternative mapping practices, followed by an exploration of contemporary approaches, and concluding with a focus on counter-mapping projects that can inspire future initiatives. The final workshop will include hands-on practice for both researchers and activists.
After the series concludes, the intention is to weave these three strands together in a co-edited special issue of IUR’s Urban Matters or as part of the Urban Social Atlas Öresund.
FEBRUARY 2026
‘Mapping the Margins’ initial meeting & historical study visit
With Thomas Ihre (Head of Archives, Malmö City Planning office)
Friday 20th: 11.30-12.30 – Initial meeting w/ light lunch (Mau, Niagara, NIC0826)
13.00-14.00 – Historical urban mapping visit (Malmö City Planning office, August Palms plats 1, 205 80 Malmö)
MARCH 2026
‘Mapping the Margins’ from elsewhere – learning from Bristol, U.K. (talk & workshop)
with Head of Urban Design Pete Insole (Bristol City Council), instigator of innovative mapping projects Know your Place and Unmapped Bristol
Thursday 19th: 15.00-16.00 – Talk for the Urban Humanities group (Mau, Niagara, NIC1029)
Friday 20th: 13.15-17.00 – Half-day Mapping Workshop (Mau, Niagara, NIC0505-K3 Studio)
APRIL 2026
‘Mapping the Margins’ in Malmö – counter- and post-mapping practices workshop
Half-day public workshop with local NGOs and activists. Lunch will be provided.
Friday 24th: 12-16.00 (Svarta Koppen, Sevedsgatan 1b, Malmö, Sweden)
You are welcome to sign up to the whole series or simply commit to the workshops that serve your research or practice! Please email Mathilda Rosengren (mathilda.rosengren@mau.se) or Myrto Dagkouli-Kyriakoglou (myrtokyriadagk@gmail.com) to sign up (or for any other query).