Geografia e educação : as representações cartográficas do espaço enquanto estratégias geobiopolítica.

Abstract

Cartography is understood as the science, technology, and art of interpreting and analyzing spatial relations through maps, encompassing mapping practices and the production of various cartographic documents. Thus, the objective of this master's dissertation is to understand how maps are constituted, operated, and articulated with what we understand as biopolitical strategies, through space, in a world marked by the sharing of information that subjectifies and educates individuals. In this sense, adopting a post-structuralist approach based on Michel Foucault's concepts, especially biopolitics, led to a denaturalization of the traditional conception of map use, highlighting them as products of human practices and instruments of power that shape individuals' perceptions and produce different ways of life. Therefore, maps are scrutinized not merely as neutral tools for spatial representation but as constantly participating in the production of spatial narratives intertwined with biopolitical strategies, influencing how individuals relate to space and to each other. Classic cartographic representations were analyzed through Foucauldian concepts. Furthermore, the discussion involved not only maps in physical/print format but also digital maps. From what was produced, it is understood that maps play a fundamental role in the production, articulation, and operation of biopolitical strategies, especially in a world where information production occurs globally. In this case, these representations, far from mere illustrations, shape and reflect power relations of each era, impacting how individuals perceive and understand space. The sharing of information and easy access to maps, along with other spatial data, generate narratives that can affect individual and collective perceptions of space, producing knowledge linked to the array of biopolitical strategies. Maps are directly related to governmentality, as they subjectify and educate about the ways we experience space and continually (re)produce it.