11 research outputs found
Cognitive bearing of techno-advances in Kashmiri carpet designing
The design process in Kashmiri carpet weaving is a distributed process encompassing a number of actors and artifacts. These include a designer called naqash who creates the design on graphs, and a coder called talim-guru who encodes that design in a specific notation called talim which is deciphered and interpreted by the weavers to weave the design. The technological interventions over the years have influenced these artifacts considerably and triggered major changes in the practice, from heralding profound cognitive accomplishments in manually driven design process causing major alterations in the overall structure of the practice. The recent intervention is by the digital technology: on the one hand, it has brought precision and speedy processing in the design process, and on the other, it has eliminated some of the crucial actors from the practice. This paper, which forms part of a larger study on the situated and distributed cognitive process in Kashmiri carpet-weaving practice, describes the technological makeover of the design artifacts involved in this practice over the years and their resultant cognitive impact on the design process as well as on the practice
Cognitive bearing of techno-advances in Kashmiri carpet designing
The design process in Kashmiri carpet weaving is a distributed process encompassing a number of actors and artifacts. These include a designer called naqash who creates the design on graphs, and a coder called talim-guru who encodes that design in a specific notation called talim which is deciphered and interpreted by the weavers to weave the design. The technological interventions over the years have influenced these artifacts considerably and triggered major changes in the practice, from heralding profound cognitive accomplishments in manually driven design process causing major alterations in the overall structure of the practice. The recent intervention is by the digital technology: on the one hand, it has brought precision and speedy processing in the design process, and on the other, it has eliminated some of the crucial actors from the practice. This paper, which forms part of a larger study on the situated and distributed cognitive process in Kashmiri carpet-weaving practice, describes the technological makeover of the design artifacts involved in this practice over the years and their resultant cognitive impact on the design process as well as on the practice
Rhapsodic Objects
Circulation and imitation of cultural products are key factors in shaping the material world.The contributions explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impacted the production and consumption of visual and material culture in different times and places. They map a new a multidirectional market for cultural goods in which the source countries can be positioned at the center
Rhapsodic Objects
Circulation and imitation of cultural products are key factors in shaping the material world.The contributions explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impacted the production and consumption of visual and material culture in different times and places. They map a new a multidirectional market for cultural goods in which the source countries can be positioned at the center
Projections of an urban revolution
This chapter is concerned with the new projections of crisis in the urban landscape of Athens, exploring urban aesthetics and civilian performances in the era of austerity
Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Art
Intended to be a guide for academics, scholars, and interested leaders, this book was designed
to critically assess issues related to architectural identity, the city as a scene, the city as an
organism, the city as a subject, and the planning or rather approaching of one.
A pressing issue for many researchers in the field, the book discusses the negative repercussions
resulting from globalization. Studies have indicated that globalization, despite all the
positive effects, has resulted in a loss of identity within a city. As a city develops over time,
its identity is evolving as well and may even be lost due to rapid and constant changes it is
subjected to. Discussed as well are examples and tendencies in dealing with urban identities
as well as the transformation of cities and urban cultures mentioned in terms of form, identity,
and art.
This book is a combination of innovative research submitted to a conference on Cities’
Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA) whereas scholars from all over the world
gather in one venue to discuss cultural, historical, and economic issues of the city. Thus, the
book offers a collective and global solution that is applicable on a universal level.
The research presented in this book was conducted by authors, or rather participants of
the conference from, three different continents of the world and organized by IEREK. It was
a distinct opportunity for them to share their thoughts with leading scholars and professionals
in the field of Architecture, Arts, and Planning.
The research and materials in this book are directed at those who are actively engaged in
the decision-making processes and to a heterogeneous audience who has an interest to critically
examine all the new literature available in the field.
A special word of thanks should be made to the editors of this book and to all the authors
and co-authors of the chapters who collectively provided the academic community with
unique and increasingly valuable literature
Aesthetic Politics in Fashion
Aesthetic Politics in Fashion outlines critical studies in the present cross-sections of fashion, art, politics, and global capitalism. Critically examining contemporary collaborations of artists, media, and fashion labels, this groundbreaking anthology locates fashion within ecological and ethical discourses, postcolonial styles, and critical reflections on whiteness. Contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars debate fashion as a cultural phenomenon at the intersection of artistic, creative, economic, and everyday practices. Aesthetic economies, the production of space, and alternative aesthetic politics are explored from interdisciplinary angles: art history, cultural science, sociology, design, and fashion studies. Aesthetic Politics in Fashion advances theorizing of fashion as an aesthetic metapolitics
Cities in South Asia
Globalisation has long historical roots in South Asia, but economic liberalisation has led to uniquely rapid urban growth in South Asia during the past decade. This book brings together a multidisciplinary collection of chapters on contemporary and historical themes explaining this recent explosive growth and transformations on-going in the cities of this region. The essays in this volume attempt to shed light on the historical roots of these cities and the traditions that are increasingly placed under strain by modernity, as well as exploring the lived experience of a new generation of city dwellers and their indelible impact on those who live at the city’s margins. The book discusses that previously, cities such as Mumbai grew by accumulating a vast hinterland of slum-dwellers who depressed wages and supplied cheap labour to the city’s industrial economy. However, it goes on to show that the new growth of cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Madras in south India, or Delhi and Calcutta in the north of India, is more capital-intensive, export-driven, and oriented towards the information technology and service sectors. The book explains that these cities have attracted a new elite of young, educated workers, with money to spend and an outlook on life that is often a complex mix of modern ideas and conservative tradition. It goes on to cover topics such as the politics of town planning, consumer culture, and the struggles among multiple identities in the city. By tracing the genealogies of cities, it gives a useful insight into the historical conditioning that determines how cities negotiate new changes and influences. There will soon be more mega cities in South Asia than anywhere else in the world, and this book provides an in-depth analysis of this growth. It will be of interest to students and scholars of South Asian History, Politics and Anthropology, as well as those working in the fields of urbanisation and globalisation