April 14–15, 2023
Critical consideration of the interrelationships between ecologies and ephemeral architectures sets the stage for the theme of the third conference “Imperialism” (April 14-15, 2023) which will address the imperial transformations of the Caribbean and South America and their impact on and entanglement with the larger early modern Atlantic world. Participating scholars in this conference will use studies of ephemeral architecture, especially thatched roofs, to focus attention on processes of imperialism and landscape transformation relating to Indigenous and Black Americans. In particular, this conference will highlight the complex ways in which Imperial authorities impacted, transformed, and were transformed by, long standing ecological practices and ephemeral architectural knowledge. In doing so, the conference underscores the vital role of ephemeral architecture, such as thatched roofs, in telling histories, even that of global empires, and thus is a reminder of the critical need for the study and preservation of this “Forgotten Canopy.”
For more information on Registration and the conference schedule:
Speakers:
Daniela Balanzátegui Moreno, University of Massachusetts Boston, “Black Landscapes of Fugitivity in the Northern Andes of Ecuador”
Maria Paz Gutierrez, University of California, Berkeley, “Fantasy Island: The Other Amazon”
Jayur Madhusudan Mehta, Florida State University, “Indigenous Monumental Architecture of the Mississippi River Delta: Villages, Biodiversity, and Resilience”
Everett Osceola, Cultural Ambassador for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, interviewed by Shannon Speed, University of California, Los Angeles, “The Culture and History of Seminole Traditional Housing with a Focus on the Chickee”
Alice Samson, University of Leicester, “Casas de paja/straw houses: Ephemerality and Permanence in the Indigenous Caribbean”
José Antonio Sierra-Huelsz, Universidad de Guadalajara, “Linking Tourism, Thatched Architecture, and Tropical Forest Management”
Lorena Tezanos Toral, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), “The Bohío in Nineteenth-Century Cuban Sugar Mills: Creole Power and African Resistance in Late Colonial Cuba”
Dell Upton, University of California, Los Angeles, “What is Impermanence?”
Cheryl White, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, “How the African Diasporic Reimagined the Amazonian Built Environment in the 17th- 19th Century”
Moderators:
Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles
Ayala Levin, University of California, Los Angeles
Faiza Moatasim, University of Southern California
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Conferência 3: Imperialismo Dias 14 e 15 de abril de 2023
A consideração crítica das inter-relações entre ecologias e arquiteturas efêmeras é o pano de fundo para o tema da terceira conferência “Imperialismo” (Dias 14 e 15 de abril de 2023), a qual abordará as transformações imperiais do Caribe e da América do Sul e o impacto e as relações delas com o mundo atlântico moderno mais amplo. Os acadêmicos participantes nesta conferência utilizarão estudos da arquitetura efêmera, especialmente telhados de palha, para concentrar atenção em processos do imperialismo e a transformação de paisagem relacionados com os indígenas e os negros americanos. Em particular, esta conferência irá destacar as formas complexas pelas quais as autoridades imperiais impactaram, transformaram, e foram transformadas pelas práticas ecológicas de longa data e pelo conhecimento da arquitetura efêmera. Dessa forma, a conferência realça o papel vital da arquitetura efêmera, como os telhados de palha, em contar histórias, mesmo as dos impérios globais, e é assim um lembrete da necessidade crítica do estudo e preservação deste “Dossel Esquecido”.
Translated to Portuguese by Júlia Acerbi (Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil)
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Conferencia 3: Imperialismo
14 y 15 de abril de 2023
La consideración crítica de las interrelaciones entre ecologías y arquitecturas efímeras es el telón de fondo para el tema de la tercera conferencia, “Imperialismo” (a celebrarse los días 14 y 15 de abril de 2023), la cual abordará las transformaciones imperiales del Caribe y Sudamérica y su impacto e implicación con el mundo atlántico durante la Edad Moderna temprana. Los ponentes que participarán en esta conferencia utilizarán estudios de arquitectura efímera, especialmente techos de paja, centrándose en los procesos de imperialismo y transformación del paisaje relacionados con comunidades indígenas y afroamericanas. En particular, esta conferencia destacará las formas complejas a través de las cuales las autoridades imperiales impactaron, transformaron, y fueron transformadas por prácticas ecológicas de larga tradición y conocimiento de arquitectura efímera. De esta manera, la conferencia subraya el papel vital que juega la arquitectura efímera en la narración de historias, incluso aquellas que corresponden a imperios globales, y, por lo tanto, es un recordatorio de la necesidad crítica de estudiar y preservar esta “Cubierta Olvidada”.
Translated to Spanish by Alba Menéndez Pereda (University of California, Los Angeles)
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Conférence 3 : Impérialisme 14 et 15 avril 2023
L’examen critique des interrelations entre les écologies et les architectures éphémères prépare le terrain du thème de la troisième conférence “Impérialisme” (14-15 avril 2023) qui s’intéressera aux transformations impériales des Caraïbes et de l’Amérique du Sud ainsi qu’à leur impact et à leur enchevêtrement avec le monde atlantique plus large du début de la modernité. Les chercheurs participant à cette conférence présenteront des études sur l’architecture éphémère, en s’intéressant en particulier aux toits de chaume, pour attirer l’attention sur les processus d’impérialisme et de transformation du paysage des Indigènes et Noirs américains. Cette conférence mettra notamment en lumière les façons complexes dont les autorités impériales ont impacté, transformé et ont été transformées par des pratiques écologiques de longue date et des connaissances architecturales éphémères. La conférence soulignera ainsi le rôle vital de l’architecture éphémère, telle que les toits de chaume, dans la narration de l’histoire, y compris des empires mondiaux, et rappelle ainsi le besoin crucial d’étudier et de préserver cette “canopée oubliée”.
Translated to French by Capucine Monfort (Université de Tours, France)
