Narratives of Continuity and Change in Jeddah
Imaginary Collective Identities in Saudi Writings on Architectural History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12955717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Maneval (0000-0001-6592-3277, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-300 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1873-9857 • E-ISSN: 1873-9865 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18739865-01503007 |
| OpenAlex | W4296049712 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The historiography of Jeddah’s tower houses, from the question of their origin to their abandonment by their Saudi owners, serves as an example in this article of how different imaginary institutions of society inform writings on architectural history. Based on a discussion of books, journal articles and Ph.D. theses by Saudi architects from the 1980s and 1990s, as well as a book chapter by Geoffrey R.D. King (1999), this article emphasizes the benefits of drawing on different types of sources and combining both written and oral methods of data collection. It goes on to examine, from a post-foundational perspective, the ‘central imaginary significations’ (Castoriadis) underpinning these studies of Saudi Arabia’s architectural history. Arguing that the institution of an imaginary social unity and collective identity is intrinsic to critical writing on architecture and architectural history in general, the article suggest that the Saudi architects writing in the 1980s and 1990s were concerned about the perceived loss of their society’s Muslim identity
Abandonment (legal · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Civil engineering · Historiography · History of architecture · Identity (music · Institution · Literature · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · The Imaginary · Underpinning · Visual arts · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Engineering · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in MENA · Architecture
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Making Cadres of the “City—Corporation”
Post-Foundational Political Thought
Questions of Cultural Identity
Archive Wars
The Arab-Muslim city
Race, nation, class
Sectarian identity and national identity in the Middle East
Post-Foundational Political Thought
Religious Dimensions of Political Conflict and Violence
Flexible Citizenship in Dubai
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |