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P24


Colonial cities: global and local perspectives 
Convenor:
Manuel Teixeira (CIAUD-FAUTL)
Location:
Sala 42, Piso 0
Sessions:
Thursday 18 July, -, -, Friday 19 July, -
Time zone: Europe/Lisbon

Short Abstract:

The goal of the panel is to bring together European and local perspectives on colonial urban settlements' genealogies and cultural references, processes of miscegenation with local cultures and the resulting morphologies, thus establishing a dialogue between the global and the local.

Long Abstract:

The goal of the panel is to bring together, from both European and local perspectives, the genealogies and cultural references, the processes of development and miscegenation, as well as the morphologies, of urban settlements built in the context of the European colonization.

These settlements reflect the dual influence of European culture and the cultures of local societies. Not only were European urban models adapted to different cultural and material conditions but a process of appropriation and reinterpretation of local forms and built environments took place at the same time. In every location, this encounter of cultures resulted in a formal symbiosis of a unique character.

In the same way that these urban realities were the result of multiple processes of synthesis of cultural elements from different societies, they must be understood not only in view of their European roots, but also of their local roots. Their interpretation must always result from the synthesis of these different perspectives, thus establishing a dialogue between the global and the local. The objective of the panel is to bring together these different perspectives in order to build a more articulated understanding of these settlements, not only from the global European perspective, which tends to emphasize their common roots, but also from the local viewpoints, which may have other frames of reference and emphasize other aspects as well as propose new global perspectives.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Thursday 18 July, 2013, -