Disorientations: Mapping the Knowledge Economy

presented by Tim Stallman, Craig Dalton and Lan Tu

Universities today are nodes in the global knowledge economy and  consequently play a role in numerous social processes.  From migration   policy to water usage, the modern research university is far from a   separate, aloof ivory tower. Understanding the multiple overlapping   roles and functions of the university require innovative mapping   techniques. Over the past five years, the Counter- Cartographies   Collective has developed a form of counter-mapping as a way to   understand modern research universities and to highlight alternatives   and potential improvements.  In this talk, we discuss some of our   counter-mapping interventions, and their possibilities for university   teaching and learning.