Squaring the Circle
Bahrain's Pearl Roundabout
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amal Khalaf (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 265-280 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2013.822240 |
| OpenAlex | W2042824285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
From 14 February – 16 March 2011 Bahrain's Pearl Roundabout was the site of some of the most significant anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain's history. On 18 March 2011 the roundabout was razed to the ground, and within an afternoon, the space and symbol of the uprising were apparently erased. This paper traces representations, appropriations and symbolism of the Pearl Roundabout tracing its history from creation through to its after-life, while touching on issues of public space, both real and virtual, as the once insignificant Pearl Roundabout is renamed and recast, making it the unwitting symbol of a movement
Ancient history · Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Geography · Government (linguistics · Pearl · Public space · Roundabout · Symbol (formal · Transport engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy · Public Spaces through Art
Sectarianization
Competitive Impunity
A visual uprising
Authoritarian downgrading, (self)censorship and new media activism after the Arab Spring
Small regimes in the Middle East
Satire, social media and revolutionary cultural production in the Bahrain uprising
Contested spaces and sectarian narratives in post-uprising Bahrain
Claiming a “Right” to State Space
Mediated mobilisation after the Arab Spring
Bahraini uprising of 2011
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |