Kimberly Elman Zarecor
Biographic Data
| ID | 389763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberly Elman Zarecor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberly Elman |
| FAMILY NAME | Zarecor |
| SIGNATURE | ZARECOR K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8322-4154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The pre-history of the communist future in Czechoslovakia
Scholars have recently written about the importance of Marxism and political agitation within architectural discourses of post-war East Central Europe. Less attention has been paid to the period before World War II and the ways in which Marxist language and concepts were already infused into interwar avant-garde practices and debates. This essay argues that a necessary corrective to this gap in the historiography is to write new histories of inte…
Socialistické město v poválečné Evropě jako urbánní typ(ologie)
Socialist cities during their design, construction, and expansion have mostly been studied as an expression of the socialist system itself, directly linked to the political fate of the Communist Parties in power. This article revisits the concept of socialist city and argues for the validity of the term both historically and in the present. Looking qualitatively at this distinct European urban typology, two analytical frameworks are offered, infr…
Using entrepreneurial social infrastructure to understand smart shrinkage in small towns
What Was So Socialist about the Socialist City? Second World Urbanity in Europe
Socialist cities have most often been studied as manifestations of the socialist system itself, linked to the political fate of the Communist Parties in power during their design, construction, and expansion. This article revisits the socialist city and argues for the validity of the concept historically and in the present. Looking qualitatively at this distinct paradigm in Europe, two analytical frameworks are offered, infrastructural thinking a…
At Home in Postwar France
Reviewed by: At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort by Nicole C. Rudolph Kimberly Elman Zarecor (bio) At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort. By Nicole C. Rudolph. New York and Oxford: Berghahn, 2015. Pp. 272. $95. In this deeply researched and dense study of state housing policy in postwar France, Nicole C. Rudolph argues that debates about the organization of domestic interiors b…
Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity
Socialist Neighborhoods after Socialism
The Czech Republic’s socialist-era neighborhoods are largely intact twenty years after the end of Communist Party rule. These buildings will be rehabilitated, but not replaced, because of financial and logistical constraints. In the context of the country’s accession to the European Union in 2004 and the recent global economic crisis, this essay questions what can and should be done in an effort to make these neighborhoods better places to live i…
The Local History of an International Type
Focusing on the state-run system of architectural offices as a mediator between politics and practice, this article considers how the 1948 Communist Party takeover of Czechoslovakia affected architectural practice and the establishment of housing types in the early 1950s. The legacy of a strong local construction industry before 1948 was critical to these developments. At the new Institute of Prefabricated Buildings, created in 1952, architects a…
Using entrepreneurial social infrastructure to understand smart shrinkage in small towns
What Was So Socialist about the Socialist City? Second World Urbanity in Europe
Socialist cities have most often been studied as manifestations of the socialist system itself, linked to the political fate of the Communist Parties in power during their design, construction, and expansion. This article revisits the socialist city and argues for the validity of the concept historically and in the present. Looking qualitatively at this distinct paradigm in Europe, two analytical frameworks are offered, infrastructural thinking a…
Socialist Neighborhoods after Socialism
The Czech Republic’s socialist-era neighborhoods are largely intact twenty years after the end of Communist Party rule. These buildings will be rehabilitated, but not replaced, because of financial and logistical constraints. In the context of the country’s accession to the European Union in 2004 and the recent global economic crisis, this essay questions what can and should be done in an effort to make these neighborhoods better places to live i…
The Local History of an International Type
Focusing on the state-run system of architectural offices as a mediator between politics and practice, this article considers how the 1948 Communist Party takeover of Czechoslovakia affected architectural practice and the establishment of housing types in the early 1950s. The legacy of a strong local construction industry before 1948 was critical to these developments. At the new Institute of Prefabricated Buildings, created in 1952, architects a…
Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity
Socialist Neighborhoods after Socialism
The Czech Republic’s socialist-era neighborhoods are largely intact twenty years after the end of Communist Party rule. These buildings will be rehabilitated, but not replaced, because of financial and logistical constraints. In the context of the country’s accession to the European Union in 2004 and the recent global economic crisis, this essay questions what can and should be done in an effort to make these neighborhoods better places to live i…
At Home in Postwar France
Reviewed by: At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort by Nicole C. Rudolph Kimberly Elman Zarecor (bio) At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort. By Nicole C. Rudolph. New York and Oxford: Berghahn, 2015. Pp. 272. $95. In this deeply researched and dense study of state housing policy in postwar France, Nicole C. Rudolph argues that debates about the organization of domestic interiors b…
Socialistické město v poválečné Evropě jako urbánní typ(ologie)
Socialist cities during their design, construction, and expansion have mostly been studied as an expression of the socialist system itself, directly linked to the political fate of the Communist Parties in power. This article revisits the concept of socialist city and argues for the validity of the term both historically and in the present. Looking qualitatively at this distinct European urban typology, two analytical frameworks are offered, infr…
Using entrepreneurial social infrastructure to understand smart shrinkage in small towns
What Was So Socialist about the Socialist City? Second World Urbanity in Europe
Socialist cities have most often been studied as manifestations of the socialist system itself, linked to the political fate of the Communist Parties in power during their design, construction, and expansion. This article revisits the socialist city and argues for the validity of the concept historically and in the present. Looking qualitatively at this distinct paradigm in Europe, two analytical frameworks are offered, infrastructural thinking a…
The pre-history of the communist future in Czechoslovakia
Scholars have recently written about the importance of Marxism and political agitation within architectural discourses of post-war East Central Europe. Less attention has been paid to the period before World War II and the ways in which Marxist language and concepts were already infused into interwar avant-garde practices and debates. This essay argues that a necessary corrective to this gap in the historiography is to write new histories of inte…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (6 works) · Communism (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Socialism (4 works)