The Spatiality of Hope: Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier

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The Spatiality of Hope : Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier. / Guerrieri, Valeria.

In: Globalizations, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2019, p. 678-694.

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Guerrieri, V 2019, 'The Spatiality of Hope: Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier', Globalizations, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 678-694. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2018.1534467

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Guerrieri, V. (2019). The Spatiality of Hope: Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier. Globalizations, 16(5), 678-694. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2018.1534467

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Guerrieri V. The Spatiality of Hope: Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier. Globalizations. 2019;16(5):678-694. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2018.1534467

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Guerrieri, Valeria. / The Spatiality of Hope : Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier. In: Globalizations. 2019 ; Vol. 16, No. 5. pp. 678-694.

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title = "The Spatiality of Hope: Mapping Canada's Northwest Energy Frontier",
abstract = "Maps engage both with the {\textquoteleft}not there{\textquoteright} and the {\textquoteleft}not yet{\textquoteright} by simultaneouslyenvisioning the future and tracing the lines of new geographies ofdevelopment. Starting from these premises, the paper explores the complexrelationship between cartography and hydrocarbon exploration in theCanadian Northwest. Through a selection of maps and mapping initiatives, itis shown how cartography has sustained specific geographic imaginaries ofthe North, such as the {\textquoteleft}energy frontier{\textquoteright}, by infusing diverse hopes in the map readers. Frontier-making through maps is, in this sense, a particularly difficult process to grasp, being influenced by overlapping interventions andagendas. The paper argues that it is because of their continuous mobilizationof hope – regardless of whether this is directed towards oil or sovereignty –that maps should be treated as extremely powerful technologies, whichcontribute to transforming Canada{\textquoteright}s northwest energy frontier into a {\textquoteleft}sticky{\textquoteright}and thus potentially unescapable site of promise.",
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