Zrnosko. Cultural Landscapes and Social Economy of a Village in Mala Prespa

This paper shows the first results of a preparatory fieldwork carried out in Zrnosko, a Macedonian-speaking village in the border region of Mala Prespa, Albania. Through observations and interviews collected around the concept of cultural landscape, it offers some insights into the history of the local social economy. Among these, the longue durée role of the forest and Prespa lake in the more general social geography of the region, the heritage of the collectivistic organization under the socialist regime of Enver Hoxha, and the contemporary marginalization of the village. The transformations in productive activities (such as small-scale agriculture and husbandry), as well as in the social organization of the local community, seem to reproduce and reshape local cultural landscapes. The widespread narratives about the lack of jobs offer a broader understanding of the village's social geography, its historical transformations and current condition. In a similar way local toponymy, as a result of an identity-building process, seems to reflect the cultural history of the environment, its productive activities and socio-cultural configurations. The participative mapping method, carried out in dialogue with locals, offers further explorations of the influence on toponyms in villagers' spatial practices, and in local identity narratives concerning ethnic and linguistic borders. Both productive activities and local geography seem to influence perceptions on the organization of space and time among inhabitants, revealing their cultural forms of appropriation and socialization of the land, as well as the current perception of its increasing abandonment. A synchronic-diachronic research on productive activities and the changings in space orienting elements mutually suggest a problematic, and ongoing, process of transition to an alternative productive model, which alternates subsistence economy with peripheral and ephemeral market-oriented efforts.

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Industrial heritage: towards a sustainable adaptive reuse of wheat milling heritage buildings in Jordan

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1108/jchmsd-11-2020-0170 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Monther Jamhawi ◽

Shatha Mubaideen ◽

Basem Mahamid

Keyword(s):

Cultural History ◽

20Th Century ◽

Local Community ◽

Adaptive Reuse ◽

Local Context ◽

Urban Context ◽

Content Type ◽

Industrial Heritage ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

History Of

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a framework for the adaptive re-use of wheat milling buildings setting in modern urban contexts in Jordan. This paper also aims to highlight the industrial heritage with a focus on wheat milling buildings, which date back to the beginning of the 20th century, as they document and represent significant aspects of the socio-cultural history of Jordan.Design/methodology/approachThe approach to this statement will be through a theoretical investigation into the notion of industrial heritage, a historical overview of wheat milling in Jordan, as well as a case study analysis to support the theoretical framework following a value-based approach for the case of Baboor Al-Qisar. Baboor Al-Qisar is a wheat milling structure that the Department of Antiquities (DoA) is willing to adaptively reuse as an industrial museum that tells the local narrative of wheat milling and points out the non-physical values associated with the building’s original use.FindingsThe paper introduces a framework for wheat milling buildings incorporation within the modern urban context as industrial heritage museums or socio-cultural facilities. The findings offer a reflection on approaching similar case studies as a tool for their conservation, management and promotion to create new tourist destinations as a form of sustainable urban regeneration.Originality/valueThis research bridges the gap between practice and theory in terms of adaptive reuse strategies within the Jordanian local context. No similar studies have been done on wheat milling structures from the 20th century in the country with local community engagement as an integral part that is carried out within the functionality and future use of the site.

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THE MERAH MOSQUE AND THE ASY SYAFI’I MOSQUE CONSIDERED AS LANDMARKS BASED ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY’S RECOGNITION IN CIREBON’S ARAB PANJUNAN KAMPONG

Riset Arsitektur (RISA) ◽

10.26593/risa.v2i01.2930.17-34 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (01) ◽

pp. 17-34

Author(s):

Ajeng Triwuri Widyastuti ; Giosia P. Widjaja

Keyword(s):

Cultural History ◽

Urban Design ◽

Local Community ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Architectural Elements ◽

History Of ◽

The Rich ◽

Conducting Research ◽

And Gender ◽

Heritage Area

Abstract - The Arab Panjunan kampong serving as the research object happens to be one of the heritage areas of Cirebon Town. This urban kampong has certain ethnic characteristics typical of Arab quarters that make it unique, thus contributing to the rich cultural history of Cirebon. As a heritage area, it is important for this ethnic Arab neighbourhood of Panjunan to draw up an inventory of the specific architectural elements that are still traceable, such as the urban lay-out and its contents as well as the landmarks of this area observed from a physical-spatial angle. The aim of this research project is to find out about this kampong’s various architectural elements that are recognized as such by the locals. This will be the contributing factor in the process of determining which environmental elements can be classified as typical landmarks. The first step taken in the research conducted is field observation in order to establish the elements that have survived in the kampong, including the architectural, social, and cultural ones. The observation related to architectural elements has been identified in accordance with the theory concerning Elements of Urban Design as proposed by Hamid Shirvani in his book The Urban Design Process. The next step is conducting research using the Cognitive Method as applied to the kampong dwellers in Panjunan by way of sketched maps and guided interviews. The respondents, classified based on ethnic heritage (descent) and gender, were requested to describe the environmental elements in this ethnic Arab kampong as far as they could recognize or identify them. Those who experienced difficulties in describing the sketches were assisted by the researcher based on the stories that had been supplied. Based on the acquired data containing these environmental elements, the aspect of memories contained therein was studied by way of interviews linked to the Continuity Theory by Breakwell. Subsequently, an analysis was made of the basis underlying the recognition of these elements based on the Landmark Theory by Kevin Lynch, and classified based on the criteria drawn up by Eko Budihardjo. Through the analysis, it was discovered that Panjunan’s Merah Mosque and its Asy Syafi’i Mosque indeed qualify as as architectural elements that show continuity of memory, gaining validity as iconic elements or landmarks on the regional scale of Cirebon’s ethnic Arab kampong of Panjunan. Keywords : mosque, landmark, recognition, local community, Arab Panjunan kampong

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The changing relationships between forestry and the local community in rural northwestern IrelandAn earlier version of this paper was presented at the IUFRO 3.08 conference “Small-scale Forestry and Rural Development,” 18–23 June 2006, Galway, Ireland.

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x07-060 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 37 (10) ◽

pp. 1999-2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Marie-Christine Fléchard ◽

Matthew S. Carroll ◽

Patricia J. Cohn ◽

Áine Ní Dhubháin

Keyword(s):

Land Tenure ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Local Community ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Local History ◽

Small Scale ◽

Local Perception ◽

Aesthetic Appearance ◽

History Of ◽

The Aesthetic

Following centuries of deforestation, Ireland has undergone a substantial afforestation programme in the last 40 years. This paper presents the results of a case study undertaken to examine local response to afforestation. The study is set in Arigna, a region in northwestern Ireland that has traditionally depended on agriculture but has experienced relatively high rates of afforestation in recent decades. Relying on documentary evidence and in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with local stakeholders, the results suggest more local resistance to afforestation than one might expect in a country that has historically experienced such massive deforestation. Among the reasons uncovered for this resistance is the history of land tenure in rural Ireland, the institutional means by which afforestation has been conducted, the tree species used, and the aesthetic appearance of the forest stands once established. Underlying all of this is an apparently widespread local perception that forestry has benefited outsiders more than locals. Yet, the study also documents local perceptions that those responsible for afforestation have responded to concerns and that resistance to afforestation may be declining, as well as the reasons for this decline. The paper concludes with a discussion of the importance of local history and community involvement in developing socially acceptable forestry.

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Rumo ao interior: móveis e objetos numa escola rural de Antônio Prado/RS (1899-1912)

Revista Educação e Emancipação ◽

10.18764/2358-4319.v13n3p137-161 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Terciane Ângela Luchese ◽

Manuela Ciconetto Bernardi

Keyword(s):

Material Culture ◽

Cultural History ◽

Local Community ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Rural School ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Public Power ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

History Of ◽

School Furniture

Os caminhos percorridos – produção, circulação e distribuição – de móveis e objetos escolares, de sua feitura ao espaço de uma sala de aula localizada no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, mais precisamente no município de Antônio Prado, são o foco do presente texto. A análise documental histórica das evidências apresentadas no livro de registros de inventário da 5ª aula pública mista, entre os anos de 1907 e 1910, somada às correspondências, jornais, relatórios de intendentes e fotografia, compõem a empiria pensada à luz das contribuições da História Cultural e da História da Educação. As minúcias do cotidiano escolar rural do início do século XX, na Serra Gaúcha, são pensadas pelas materialidades possíveis e disponíveis no interior da 5ª aula pública de Antônio Prado, em que lecionava a professora Natalina Maeffer. A artesania e a industrialização de objetos e móveis escolares produzidos e distribuídos por meio da ação do poder público, com interdições da comunidade local, permitem pensar atravessamentos e nuances que matizaram o cotidiano daquela escola rural.Palavras-chave: Móveis e objetos escolares. Cultura material. Escola rural.Towards the countryside: furniture and objects at a rural school in Antônio Prado / RS (1899-1912)ABSTRACTThe paths taken - production, circulation and distribution - of school furniture and objects, from their making to the space of a classroom located in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, more precisely in the town of Antônio Prado, are the focus of the present text. The historical documentary analysis of the evidence presented in the inventory book of the 5th mixed public class, among the years 1907 and 1910, added to the correspondence, newspapers, reports of intendants and photography, compose the empire thought in the light of the contributions of Cultural History and of the History of Education. The minutiae of the rural school routine at the beginning of the 20th century in the Serra Gaúcha are thought by the possible and available materialities and within the 5th public class of Antônio Prado, where the teacher Natalina Maeffer taught. The craftsmanship and the industrialization of school objects and furniture produced and distributed through the action of the public power, with interdictions from the local community, allow us to think about crossings and nuances that colored the daily life of that rural school.Keywords: School furniture and objects. Material culture. Rural school.Hacia el interior: muebles y objetos en una escuela rural de Antônio Prado /RS (1899-1912) RESUMENLos caminos recorridos – producción, circulación y distribución – de muebles y objetos escolares, de su elaboración de acuerdo con el espacio de una aula ubicada en el interior de Rio Grande do Sul, más precisamente en el Ayuntamiento de Antônio Prado, son el enfoque del presente texto. El análisis documental histórico de las evidencias presentadas en el libro de registros de inventario de la Quinta escuela pública mixta, entre los años de 1907 a 1910, sumada a las correspondencias, los periódicos, los informes de alcaldes y la fotografía, componen el conjunto de fuentes considerado a la luz de las aportaciones de la Historia Cultural y de la Historia de la Educación. Las minucias del vivir cotidiano escolar rural del inicio del siglo XX en la sierra de Rio Grande do Sul son pensadas por las materialidades posibles y disponibles en el interior de la Quinta escuela pública de Antônio Prado en la que enseñaba la profesora Natalina Maeffer. La artesanía y la industrialización de muebles y objetos escolares producidos y distribuidos por medio de la acción del poder público, con interdicciones de la comunidad local, permiten pensar en los obstáculos y los matices que caracterizaron el vivir cotidiano de aquella escuela rural.Palabras clave: Muebles y objetos escolares. Cultura material. Escuela rural.

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Selling Paris: The Real Estate Market and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital

Enterprise & Society ◽

10.1017/s1467222700011460 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 773-789

Author(s):

Alexia Yates

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Cultural History ◽

Economic History ◽

Private Property ◽

Moral Economy ◽

Real Estate Market ◽

Small Scale ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

History Of

“Selling Paris” explores the cultural, economic, and spatial parameters of private construction in the French capital at the turn of the twentieth century. In contrast to the state-centered accounts that currently characterize our understanding of Paris as a capital of modernity, this project looks to private property owners, real estate brokers, and speculative developers, as well as the moral economy in which their projects took place, in order to understand the elaboration of the built landscape of the modern metropolis. I argue that new classes of market intermediaries—namely estate agents, market-oriented architects, and small-scale joint-stock firms—emerged in this period to build and market residential spaces, establishing apartments and buildings as merchandise and tenants as clients. Focusing on the activities of these commercial actors reveals the existence of a French culture of commerce centered on speculation and risk-taking, a business culture that profoundly affected the production of residential space during of one of the city's greatest periods of expansion. Thus, in contradistinction to scholarly accounts of both French entrepreneurialism and Parisian urban development, this project reconstructs the activities of a dynamic capitalist class whose uncoordinated projects were the main authors of the capital city's urban fabric. Tracing the manner in which housing and property operated as a commercial object during a crucial period of urbanization, moving between and among the economic activities of investment, speculation, production, and consumption, this project seeks to present a research agenda for both the cultural history of markets and the economic history of cities.

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