Architecture of the Bight of Biafra - Spatial Entanglements

The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra challenges linear assumptions about agency, progress and domination in colonial and postcolonial cities adding a sub-Saharan case study to existing scholarship on globalization and modernity.

List of contents

1. Compound 2. Masquerade 3. Offshore 4. Enclave 5. Zone 6. Spaces of Entanglement

About the author

Joseph Godlewski is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Senior Research Associate at the Maxwell African Scholars Union at Syracuse University. He holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. His writing has been featured in various forums, including The Plan Journal, Architecture Research Quarterly, e¿flux, CLOG, MONU, Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, and the book Theory's Curriculum (2020). His textbook, Introduction to Architecture: Global Disciplinary Knowledge, seeks to expand the repertoire of conventional architectural theory anthologies. Joseph is a contributing member of the Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative (GAHTC).

Summary

The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra challenges linear assumptions about agency, progress and domination in colonial and postcolonial cities adding a sub-Saharan case study to existing scholarship on globalization and modernity.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Godlewski
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032704043
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270404-3
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Routledge Research in Architectural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Comparative Politics, History of Architecture, Human Geography, Urban communities, Theory of architecture, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Sub-Saharan Africa