Affective Architectures: More-Than-Representational Geographies of Heritage

This book explores the affective dimensions of architectural sites, arguing that heritage is embedded in places and spaces. It brings together critical dialogue from scholars and practitioners across diverse architectural sites, exploring the role of architecture in generating embodied experiences at places of memory.

Format: Hardback
Length: 286 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited collection brings together critical dialogue amongst scholars and practitioners engaging in affective and other more-than-representational approaches to cultural memory, heritage, and identity-making. Broken into three main sections: Affective Politics; Embedded Geographies; and Affective Methodologies, this book draws together multidisciplinary perspectives from the arts, social sciences, and humanities to understand the role of architecture in generating embodied experiences at places of memory.

This book offers interdisciplinary perspectives on fundamental questions of memory, identity, and space. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of geography, architecture, cultural studies, and museum and heritage studies.

Drawing together an interdisciplinary collection of essays spanning geographically diverse architectural sites — including Fords Theater, the site of President Lincolns assassination; the Estadio Nacional of Santiago, Chile, where 12,000 detainees were held following the ouster of President Salvador Allende; and Unit 731, the site of a biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Imperial Japanese army in Harbin, China, amongst others — this edited collection assembles critical dialogue amongst scholars and practitioners engaging in affective and other more-than-representational approaches to cultural memory, heritage, and identity-making.

Affective Politics explores the political dimensions of affective experiences, including how they are used to shape public opinion, influence policy decisions, and create social movements. Embedded Geographies examines the relationship between architecture and place, including how buildings and spaces shape our understanding of history, culture, and identity. Affective Methodologies explores the methodological challenges and opportunities of studying affective dimensions of architectural sites, including how to collect and analyze data, develop theoretical frameworks, and communicate findings to a broader audience.

Overall, this book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of the role of architecture in generating embodied experiences at places of memory. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of geography, architecture, cultural studies, and museum and heritage studies.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 162 x 240 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367152116