Cybercartography and the critical cartography clan

Abstract This chapter expands on Crampton and Krygier's (2006) one-two punch repertoire by presenting a sample of literature review results from a fledgling reflexive family resemblance taxonomic approach. It considers the nature and significance of Cybercartography as a conceptual and applied framework for the construction of cybercartographic atlases, and as a member of the broader practice and theory of the critical cartography clan. Cybercartography is itself a family comprised of a growing number of relationships along at least four dimensions: technological, content, economic, and conceptual; yet just as no two critical cartographers are exactly alike, ‘cybercartographers’ differ in their approaches to Cybercartography. Key concepts are discussed, including performativity and emergence; and the relationship between the theoretical and practical dimensions of Cybercartography and critical cartography is considered.