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Synaesthetic analyses of urban sensory heritage on the East African coast
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BAUMANOVÁ, M. Synaesthetic analyses of urban sensory heritage on the East African coast. online/Amsterdam, 2021.Sensing the past - workshop
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| Druh: | PŘEDNÁŠKA, POSTER |
| Jazyk publikace: | eng |
| Anglický název: | Synaesthetic analyses of urban sensory heritage on the East African coast |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Místo konání: | online/Amsterdam |
| Autoři: | Monika Baumanová M.A., Ph.D. |
| Abstrakt EN: | The archaeological heritage on the East African coast is renowned for the remains of precolonial Islamic towns that engaged in long-distance trade along the Indian Ocean rim throughout the last millennium. Many excavations took place early on in the colonial era and focused mainly on monumental stone buildings. Today, this often limits the availability scope of archaeological data accessible through excavation. The preserved architectural heritage and the detailed study of space and survey of standing buildings is hence a crucial part in research on social aspects of past urban life. Sensory analysis, which has only very recently entered African archaeology, can aid in uncovering the intangible aspects of urban heritage. Beyond understanding the properties of the built environment acting on individual senses, this paper explores how multi-sensory analyses can provide novel perspectives for interpreting the implications of past spatial configurations. The focus is mainly on vision and hearing in combination with movement as part of haptic perception. Considered in context with local ethnographic and historical data it may bring context-relevant insights and in case of living historical towns, synaesthetic sensory analyses may inform us about specific aspects of social sustainability. |
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