Abstract
Deadline: 10/21/2002
Book
Information:
We invite proposals to
be considered for inclusion in an exciting new book to be
published on the subject of architecture in world history.
The essays collected in the anthology will explore the impact
of cross-cultural exchange on the historical development
of the world's built environment. The essay will present
the history of world architecture as a product of catalytic
interactions across cultural borders. These interactions
include trade, religion, migration, and conflict, among
others. This model transcends traditional stylistic or national
categorizations, and requires scholars to engage in a kind
of synthetic, interdisciplinary research that has been relatively
rare until recently. this volume will bring together authors
who are willing to venture down this path, and will make
their work accessible to students and professors of material
culture across the disciplines.
For
this anthology, we seek contributions that focus upon the
transmission of Architectural and engineering skills, ideas,
and materials cross cultural borders. Coverage will span
pre-history to the present on a case-study basis. Contributors
will include prominent senior scholars as well as junior
colleagues and independent researchers. The editors seek
to develop resources and materials for a more comprehensive,
rigorous, and satisfying global architectural history curriculum.
Submission
Guidelines / Information:
Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words along
with a c.v. by October 21st to the addresses below.
Contact:
Parker James, Ph.D.
Associate Director
World History Center,
270 Holmes Hall
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
p.james@neu.edu
and
Paula
Lupkin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
School of Architecture
lupkin@architecture.wustl.edu
