Architectures of colonialism : constructed histories, conflicting memories / edited by Vera Egbers, Christa Kamleithner, Özge Sezer, and Alexandra Skedzuhn-Safir.

Basel : Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, [2024]
©2024

280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Kulturelle und technische Werte historischer Bauten ; special volume

The question of what heritage is and how we deal with it is not a neutral one. Recent events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of monuments have made evident how much the colonial past is inscribed in our built environment; at the same time, colonialism continues to affect memorialization and historiography. Hence, those involved in architectural history are challenged to re-consider their positionality. Whose heritage are colonial sites? Which possibly silenced memories are attached to them? How are archives and material evidence reassessed to bring forward the stories of marginalized subjects? Following the call for decolonization, this volume explores historical methodologies and shows the entanglement of narratives at architectural sites, bringing together archaeology, architectural history, and heritage studies.

303562674X paperback
9783035626742 paperback

Imperialism and architecture.
Architecture History.
Cultural property.
Decolonization.
Collective memory.
Architecture Histoire.
Décolonisation.
Mémoire collective.
Impérialisme et architecture.
Patrimoine culturel immatériel.
intangible cultural heritage.
Architecture

History

Egbers, Vera, editor.
Kamleithner, Christa, editor.
Sezer, Özge, 1984- editor.
Skedzuhn-Safir, Alexandra, editor.
Kulturelle und technische Werte historischer Bauten ; special volume.

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