Overview
Explores patterns and processes of materialising iconic architecture and spaces in Zimbabwe
Analyzes the extent to which indigenous and traditional architectural designs have been embedded into the modern forms
Examines how colonial appropriation of architecture and spaces influenced post-colonial patterns and processes
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume is an empirical study examining the extent to which historic and iconic architecture and spaces in Zimbabwe - particularly in urban areas - have been mobilized to construct and reconstruct identities. The author explores the question of traditional and political architecture through analysis of a variety of structures, including monuments, museums, and indigenous and state buildings. Special attention is paid to the soapstone-carved Zimbabwe Bird, which for years has served as the national emblem. Overall, this book argues that while the production and use of architectural products and spaces have been regarded symbols of collective identity, they have also served as expressions of power and control.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Langtone Maunganidze holds a PhD in Sociology obtained from the University of Zimbabwe. He is an Advanced Researcher and Senior Faculty member at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe and a visiting scholar at the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS), at Technische Universitat (TU) in Berlin, Germany. Dr. Maunganidze’s experience in advanced degree supervision and thesis examination has taken him to numerous universities in Africa. His teaching and research interest areas include Architectural Sociology, Corporate Citizenship, Society and Digital Media, Industrial Sociology and Spatial Methods, and has published numerous academic pieces mainly book chapters and journal pieces within the scope of the stated interest areas. He has also co-edited a widely read text: “Corporate citizenship: Business and society in Botswana. Palgrave, Macmillan”.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Representation and Materialization of Architecture and Space in Zimbabwe
Book Subtitle: Between National Icons and Dispositifs
Authors: Langtone Maunganidze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47761-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-47760-7Published: 06 February 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-47763-8Due: 20 February 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-47761-4Published: 05 February 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 153
Number of Illustrations: 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Architectural History and Theory, Urban Studies/Sociology, Geography, general