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News: "Free the Map" - Guest Lecture by Border Researcher Prof. Dr Henk van Houtum

Prof. Dr Henk van Houtum will present his book "Free the Map" and give a lecture on critical cartography

27 June 2025, by DIMAS

Mélanie Sadozaï (DIMAS) and Alexander Graser (Law) were able to invite Prof. Dr Henk van Houtum, Professor of Political Geography and Geopolitics at Radboud University in the Netherlands, for a guest lecture at the University of Regensburg.

Mr van Houtum is a leading scholar in the field of critical geography and cartography. As part of the presentation of his book "Free The Map", he will give a lecture on how to learn to read maps critically in order to understand the lived reality of borders and migration.

All interested parties are invited to attend the lecture! The event is open to university lecturers, students, staff and the general public.

Via this link you will find a flyer of the event as pdf. (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)

Contacts

dimas@ur.de

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