CALL FOR PAPERS
We invited papers on conversations that grapple with hierarchies and inequalities, incorporating asymmetrical power relationships while taking care not to gloss over the struggle, pain, and conflict often occurring in these situations. Papers selected highlight at least one protagonist identifying as a woman, or also listen to
- persons marginalised because of their race, class, religion, sexual orientation, or else,
- so-called ‘canonical’ figures, both architects and critics as well as those from other professions, disciplines, or domains,
- individuals from different geographical regions, including those affected by the violence of imperialism and colonialism.
Can a focus on conversations help to include in historiography new protagonists as well as sites which we have so far not seen? How about printed sites, in pamphlets, books, magazines, newspapers, or letter writing? And what are the critical notions around which these conversations occur, such as the sublime, character, or sensibility, but also those emerging from indigenous or non-western knowledges, on different sites and in different media? Further, what shifts, if we start from conversations, rather than, for instance, drawings and buildings? How will it affect histories of architectures, cities, and landscapes if these conversations are inclusive rather than exclusive?
This call invited contributions from and on all regions, particularly those that centre intersectional marginalisations. We will hear about every-day experiences and sites so far less explored as well as new reflections on better-known events and structures. We selected speakers from diverse regions, disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages, who are willing to engage with new materials in innovative ways, listening to each other and our sources. The conference will be a focused, single-strand event aimed at creating networks of scholars, facilitating exchanges, stimulating groundbreaking discussions, and producing new knowledges.