May 3, 2025 Saturday 3:30 PM EDT
Online (Zoom): Workshop Link
Co-Chairs: Anoma Pieris, Melbourne School of Design, Australia, and Ipek Türeli, McGill University, Canada
This is an online complement to the in-person session with the same title that will take place earlier in the day. Several invited scholars will connect remotely to present papers that respond to the call for papers for the in-person session “Architectures of Solidarity," and presenters of the morning in-person session will act as respondents. A collective discussion will follow.
Architectures of Solidarity - Workshop
Since the 2020’s #BLM protests, “solidarity” has emerged as an important keyword in architecture, with SAH’s leadership declaring: “As a Society committed to the highest standards of debate and critique, we stand in solidarity with the peaceful protesters… who collectively advance the cause of justice and, by their actions, help keep democracy alive." How does feeling solidarity with protests of racial justice transform our scholarship? This workshop invites contributions that demonstrate solidarity in the built and constructed environments: What/when are architectures of solidarity? How do architectural historians express solidarity in practice?
3:35-3:50 pm
Solidarity in St. Augustine: “Dive In” at the Monson Motor Lodge
Arièle Dionne-Krosnick, McGill University, Canada
3:50-4:05 pm
Sweeping Histories: Reinterpreting Archival Intent as Means for Reparation
Adam Lubitz, UCLA, USA
4:05-4:20 pm
From Monument to Countermonument: Meanings of Unity and Solidarity of the Victory Monument of Thailand
Chaipat Ngambutsabongsophin, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
4:20-4:35 pm
Solidarity in Stitch: The Role of New York Chinatown’s Garment Factories in Establishing Coethnic Feminine Solidarity
Hanyu Chen, UCLA, USA
4:35-4:50 pm
Aurat March: Negotiating Gendered Citizenship in the Urban Grid
Sahr Farooq, University of Melbourne, Australia
4:50-5:20 pm
Q&A/Discussion
5:20-5:40 pm
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