Monika Motylińska
Biographic Data
| ID | 1469680 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monika Motylińska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monika |
| FAMILY NAME | Motylińska |
| SIGNATURE | MOTYLIŃSKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7464-4218 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ground Realities
How does the material world intervene in assembling infrastructure? This study examines the extension of the Buenos Aires subway during the 1930s and 1940s, using the concepts of "constructability" and "ability" as analytical lenses to reveal three interpretative layers-tunneling, concrete, and soil-that reflect varying degrees of human-nonhuman interaction and agency. By foregrounding the material aspects of the subway-building process, the arti…
Swimming in an ocean of materials
“Addiction to cement.” Narratives and Strategies for Tackling the Lack of Cement in Sub-Saharan Africa (1920s-1980s)
In this paper, we build upon our previous investigations on cement plants as meta-infrastructure to inquire about material constraints related to cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa across the long twentieth century. To this avail, we follow the common thread of the—actual or perceived—lack of cement in different local contexts and temporalities, in both the colonial and postcolonial periods. By focusing on three different moments in time and…
A Cross Section of Colonial Technology? Zooming in and Zooming out on a Photograph of a 1930s German Trade Fair
The starting point of the article is one selected photograph depicting a fragment of an exhibition on the so-called 'tropical' or 'colonial technology' (Germ. Tropentechnik, Kolonialtechnik) from 1934, which was part of the spring trade fair in Leipzig, Germany. This particular visual source serves here as a starting point for a reflection on the specificities of the German discourse on building in the tropics. This discourse started during Germa…
Kolonialtechnik im Querschnitt ?” Ein Foto einer deutschen Messe aus den 1930er Jahren — zwischen Nah- und Weitblick
The starting point of the article is one selected photograph depicting a fragment of an exhibition on the so-called 'tropical' or 'colonial technology' (Germ. Tropentechnik, Kolonialtechnik) from 1934, which was part of the spring trade fair in Leipzig, Germany. This particular visual source serves here as a starting point for a reflection on the specificities of the German discourse on building in the tropics. This discourse started during Germa…
Unlikely Collaborations? Planning Experts from both Sides of the Iron Curtain and the Making of Abuja
Als so genannte„Spielwiese des Kalten Krieges“ war das postkoloniale Subsahara-Afrika ein umkämpftes Territorium im ideologischen Machtspiel, das die zweite Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts beherrschte. Doch trotz der Spannungen zwischen Ost- und Westblock boten die blockfreien Nationen des „Südens“ auch Möglichkeiten für unwahrscheinliche Kollaborationen. Im Bereich der Stadtplanung ist dies bei der Entwicklung neuer Hauptstädte zu beobachten. Abuja,…
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A Cross Section of Colonial Technology? Zooming in and Zooming out on a Photograph of a 1930s German Trade Fair
The starting point of the article is one selected photograph depicting a fragment of an exhibition on the so-called 'tropical' or 'colonial technology' (Germ. Tropentechnik, Kolonialtechnik) from 1934, which was part of the spring trade fair in Leipzig, Germany. This particular visual source serves here as a starting point for a reflection on the specificities of the German discourse on building in the tropics. This discourse started during Germa…
Kolonialtechnik im Querschnitt ?” Ein Foto einer deutschen Messe aus den 1930er Jahren — zwischen Nah- und Weitblick
The starting point of the article is one selected photograph depicting a fragment of an exhibition on the so-called 'tropical' or 'colonial technology' (Germ. Tropentechnik, Kolonialtechnik) from 1934, which was part of the spring trade fair in Leipzig, Germany. This particular visual source serves here as a starting point for a reflection on the specificities of the German discourse on building in the tropics. This discourse started during Germa…
Unlikely Collaborations? Planning Experts from both Sides of the Iron Curtain and the Making of Abuja
Als so genannte„Spielwiese des Kalten Krieges“ war das postkoloniale Subsahara-Afrika ein umkämpftes Territorium im ideologischen Machtspiel, das die zweite Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts beherrschte. Doch trotz der Spannungen zwischen Ost- und Westblock boten die blockfreien Nationen des „Südens“ auch Möglichkeiten für unwahrscheinliche Kollaborationen. Im Bereich der Stadtplanung ist dies bei der Entwicklung neuer Hauptstädte zu beobachten. Abuja,…
Swimming in an ocean of materials
“Addiction to cement.” Narratives and Strategies for Tackling the Lack of Cement in Sub-Saharan Africa (1920s-1980s)
In this paper, we build upon our previous investigations on cement plants as meta-infrastructure to inquire about material constraints related to cement production in Sub-Saharan Africa across the long twentieth century. To this avail, we follow the common thread of the—actual or perceived—lack of cement in different local contexts and temporalities, in both the colonial and postcolonial periods. By focusing on three different moments in time and…
Ground Realities
How does the material world intervene in assembling infrastructure? This study examines the extension of the Buenos Aires subway during the 1930s and 1940s, using the concepts of "constructability" and "ability" as analytical lenses to reveal three interpretative layers-tunneling, concrete, and soil-that reflect varying degrees of human-nonhuman interaction and agency. By foregrounding the material aspects of the subway-building process, the arti…
Art (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · German (2 works) · History (2 works) · Humanities (2 works)