ABSTRACT
EVERY writing of a history, every attempt at making a map, is a political act. The position—physical, social, intellectual, experiential—of the person doing the recording and mapmaking gives that person a standpoint from which to see the world. The words and deeds of some people and not others will stand out and be recorded, some signposts and markers will seem more relevant. Other people, other events will go unseen and, hence, undocumented.
