Heritage and Healing in Syria and Iraq
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2024
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4083-8 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4083-8 (ISBN)
This book explores what to do with heritage that has been destroyed in conflict in Syria and Iraq. Drawing on research into trauma and trauma recovery, it challenges existing modes of cultural heritage reconstruction and envisages gentler, creative and ethically-driven ways to use heritage for healing. -- .
This book explores what to do with heritage that has been destroyed in conflict. It charts a path through the colonial histories and traumatic wars of Syria and Iraq to examine the projects and responses currently on offer and assess their flaws and limitations, including issues of digital colonialism, technological solutionism, geopolitical manoeuvring, media bias and community exclusion.
Drawing on current research into the psychology and neuroscience of trauma and trauma recovery, and taking inspiration from artists and creative thinkers who challenge the status quo, this book envisages gentler, creative and ethically-driven ways to respond to heritage damaged in conflict that recentre people and their hopes, dreams and needs at the heart of these debates. -- .
This book explores what to do with heritage that has been destroyed in conflict. It charts a path through the colonial histories and traumatic wars of Syria and Iraq to examine the projects and responses currently on offer and assess their flaws and limitations, including issues of digital colonialism, technological solutionism, geopolitical manoeuvring, media bias and community exclusion.
Drawing on current research into the psychology and neuroscience of trauma and trauma recovery, and taking inspiration from artists and creative thinkers who challenge the status quo, this book envisages gentler, creative and ethically-driven ways to respond to heritage damaged in conflict that recentre people and their hopes, dreams and needs at the heart of these debates. -- .
Zena Kamash is Senior Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Royal Holloway, University of London -- .
1 Heritage reconstruction in Syria and Iraq: an introduction
2 Cultural heritage destruction in Syria and Iraq: narratives and nuance
3 Knights in shining armour? Heritage reconstruction projects in Syria and Iraq
4 Dismantling the master’s house? Architectural approaches to heritage reconstruction
5 Rhetorical reconstruction: heritage reconstruction in the media
6 From zombies to ghosts: mortality, memory and trauma
7 Embracing ghosts: artistic reflections on conflict and cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq
8 Laying ghosts to rest: community projects in Syria and Iraq
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.06.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Social Archaeology and Material Worlds |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 582 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-4083-7 / 1526140837 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-4083-8 / 9781526140838 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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