From Shelters to Dwellings The Zaatari Refugee Camp

In Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, Ayham Dalal takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the tension between 'the shelter' and 'the dwelling' to unravel how new spaces unfold in between them, where refugees become architects and the camp is dismantled and reassembled.
From Shelters to Dwellings is the first study to uniquely combine ethnographic observations with new architectural research methods, to illustrate in detail how refugees inhabit shelters. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how camps and shelters are transformed by the powerful act of dwelling.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ayham Dalal is an architect, artist and urban planner with over eight years of experience in researching refugee camps in Europe and the Middle East. He has curated two exhibitions, directed an award-winning film and edited the first book about the architecture of refugee camps in the Middle East. He has a PhD from TU Berlin and has taught in Germany, Oman and the USA.

Zusammenfassung

In Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, Ayham Dalal takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the tension between 'the shelter' and 'the dwelling' to unravel how new spaces unfold in between them, where refugees become architects and the camp is dismantled and reassembled. From Shelters to Dwellings is the first study to uniquely combine ethnographic observations with new architectural research methods, to illustrate in detail how refugees inhabit shelters. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how camps and shelters are transformed by the powerful act of dwelling.

Zusatztext

»Dalal provides a fresh perspective to refugee studies and human geography.«

Bericht

»Dalal provides a fresh perspective to refugee studies and human geography.«
The Middle East Journal, 558 (2023) 20230502

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ayham Dalal
• Verlag: Transcript
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2022
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
• EAN: 9783837658385
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-5838-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 222
• Illustration: 65 SW-Abb.
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 14.7 x 1.5 x 22.6 cm
• Gewicht (Verpackung): 351 g
• Serie: Re-Figuration von Räumen > 3; Re-Figuration von Räumen 3 > 3
• Themen: Architektur, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Flüchtlinge und politisches Asyl, Soziale Probleme, Sozialarbeit, Ethnic Studies, Architecture, Space, Sociology, Soziale Mobilität, Globalization, Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Human Rights, Jordan, PHILOSOPHY / Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Refugees, Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Syria, Decorative arts, DESIGN / History & Criticism, Refugee Studies, Fleeing, Social Mobility, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Political activism, Religion: general, Communities, Social Work, Social & political philosophy, Political structure & processes, Camps, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, auseinandersetzen, Industrial / commercial art & design, Social impact of environmental issues, Gender studies, gender groups, Social research & statistics, Human Geography, Development Studies, Sociology and anthropology, Refugees & Political Asylum, Central government policies, Dwelling, Philosophy and psychology, Culture and institutions, The political process, Factors affecting social behavior, Social problems and services, Social processes, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Political science (Politics and government), Philosophy and theory of religion, Civil and political rights