[Bilimsel Haber] The politics of architectural destruction

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     	 *The politics of architectural destruction*
*Location:* 	Ireland 
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The politics of architectural destruction
23-24 April 2010
Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Organised by the Department of History and the Centre for the Study of 
Historic Irish Houses and Estates, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Whether inflicted intentionally or collaterally, whether wrought by 
invading forces or internal factions, and whether wrought upon civic, 
domestic, or sacred buildings, architectural destruction and the 
destruction of built environments has always been an important, highly 
charged aspect of political, religious, ethnic, ideological, and other 
forms of conflict. And yet, until recently, little systematic analysis 
has been devoted to the meaning of architectural destruction in the 
context of conflict. How has architectural destruction been used as a 
deliberate technique of war, conquest, or armed liberation? What have 
been the long-term cultural and social implications of architectural 
destruction for populations subject to it? What is the relationship 
between the destruction of symbolic structures and the creation of new 
ones by the forces responsible for destroying earlier structures? How 
have processes of architectural appropriation or modification related to 
episodes of destruction?

‘The politics of architectural destruction’, an international, 
interdisciplinary conference organised by the Department of History and 
the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates at the 
National University of Ireland, Maynooth and to be held at Castletown 
House http://www.castletownhouse.ie/, aims to promote thoughtful, 
wide-ranging analysis of architectural destruction as an aspect of 
historical and contemporary conflict. As it is our goal to treat this 
global, transhistorical, interdisciplinary issue in the widest possible 
light, we invite the participation of scholars working across historical 
periods, geographical areas, and scholarly disciplines.

Please submit a 500-word abstract, one-page c.v., and contact details by 
1 June 2009, to Dr Terry Dooley, Terence.A.Dooley at nuim.ie and Dr J. M. 
Mancini, JoAnne.Mancini at nuim.ie, with the subject heading ‘Architectural 
destruction submission’. As it is anticipated that the conference 
organisers will also edit a book on the subject of the conference, 
please indicate whether you wish to be considered as a potential 
contributor to the published volume and in what capacity you might 
contribute.

Contact E-mail: Terence.A.Dooley at nuim.ie, JoAnne.Mancini at nuim.ie

	Dr Terry Dooley and Dr J. M. Mancini,
Department of History,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth

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