ABSTRACT

World maps drawn by young people have been an object of study for geographers for several decades. These projects address themes such as political worldviews and geographical literacy or simply invite the map reader to enjoy the pure esthetics of children’s cartographies. However, few studies have discussed the deeper meaning of these drawings as graphical forms of communication that do not only reveal ideas about world geography, but also about the children’s own reality. The aim of this paper is to critically explore the potential of world maps by youths as a powerful visual research methodology that can provide insights into how young people conceive and perceive the world. A case study on Brazilian world maps is used to point out the complexity of messages conveyed through these drawings that show that children and adolescents draw their world rather than the world.

摘要

几十年来，年轻人绘制的世界地图一直是地理学家研究的对象。这些项目涉及政治世界观和地理素养等主题，或者只是邀请地图读者享受儿童制图的纯粹美学。然而，很少有研究讨论这些绘画作为图形交流形式的更深层次的意义，不仅揭示了世界地理的想法，而且揭示了孩子们自己的现实。本文的目的是批判性地探索青少年世界地图的潜力，作为一种强大的视觉研究方法，可以深入了解年轻人如何构想和感知世界。一个关于巴西世界地图的案例研究被用来指出通过这些图画传达的信息的复杂性，这些图画表明儿童和青少年绘画他们的世界而不是世界。