{"id":438,"date":"2012-02-11T12:56:49","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T10:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban-studies.eu\/?p=438"},"modified":"2012-02-11T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T10:56:49","slug":"call-articles-special-issue-iranian-studies-journal-revisiting-historiography-approaches-study-persian-architecture-deadline-30-03-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban-studies.eu\/?p=438","title":{"rendered":"Call for Articles: Special Issue of Iranian Studies Journal: Revisiting the Historiography: New Approaches to the Study of Persian Architecture, Deadline: 30.03.12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special Issue of Iranian Studies Journal
\nRevisiting the Historiography: New Approaches to the Study of Persian
\nArchitecture
\nwww.tandf.co.uk\/journals\/titles\/00210862.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

Guest-editor: Dr. Mohammad Gharipour<\/p>\n

Deadline: March 30, 2012<\/p>\n

Initiated in the nineteenth century, the study of Persian architecture
\nwas advanced by such twentieth-century archeologists and Iranologists
\nas Arthur Upham Pope, Ernst Herzfeld, Andre Godard, Roman Ghirshman,
\nand Erich Schmidt. These studies, accompanied by archaeological
\ndiscoveries, the establishment of archives, and the activities of the
\nBritish and German Institutes in Tehran, resulted in numerous
\npublications, including chronological surveys of Persian art and
\narchitecture. These surveys covered the cultural boundaries of the
\nPersianate world, including but not limited to modern day Iran,
\nAfghanistan, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and subcontinent India.
\nDespite their limitations, including an Orientalist bent, these works
\nchallenged the Eurocentric views of the architectural history of the
\nNear East, and evolved historical understandings of the region that
\nwere less projections of pre-conceived European mentality and more
\nbased on facts emerging from the locale. This research approach based
\nits theories on archeological findings, field investigations, and
\nanalysis of buildings and artifacts, a trend that has defined, and
\nsomewhat dominated historiography of Persian architecture to date.
\n
\nWhile this approach offers valuable knowledge derived from the
\nanalytical documentation of monuments in situ, it can be argued that
\nit neglected a wide range of primary historical resources. This was
\ndue to the scholars\u2019 unfamiliarity with the culture and, most
\nimportantly, a research atmosphere that prioritized data collection
\nand fact-based historical research. Now, in the twenty-first century,
\nscholarship has shifted from strict documentation and its analysis, as
\nconducted by investigators like Pope and Herzfeld, to more
\ninterpretative studies. This transformation also accords with the
\nemergence of qualitative research and a passage from a positivist
\nparadigm in the academic community, particularly in the last decades
\nof the 20th century. Although we will certainly continue to see the
\nimprint of early 20th century perspectives, further developments in
\nthe field are contingent upon re-visiting past literature and
\nadvancing new approaches to the study of Persian architecture.<\/p>\n

This special thematic issue of the Journal of Iranian Studies offers
\nthe opportunity to publish new interdisciplinary research on aspects
\nof the history and historiography of Persian architecture. We will
\nparticularly welcome research that considers the historiography of the
\nstudy of Persian architecture from the early 20th-century to the
\npresent, and reconsideration of historical sources from all periods.
\nThis issue invites papers that address the following issues:<\/p>\n

1. Examining basic definitions and terminologies in the field;
\n2. Introducing and analyzing new resources for the study of Persian
\narchitecture;
\n3. Addressing challenges, complexities, and contradictions regarding
\nthe historical and geographical diversity of Persian architecture,
\nparticularly issues that seem to be lacking in the 20th century
\nhistoriography;
\n4. Investigating the history of vernacular architecture, since the
\ntraditionally dominant research paradigm concentrated on major cities
\nand monuments;
\n5. Continuity and disjuncture in Persian architecture, especially
\nbetween the pre-Islamic and Islamic eras;
\n6. Mutual exchange and interaction between Persia and neighboring
\ncultures and courts;
\n7. The impact of cultural, social, and political conflicts and
\nsymbioses on the development of monumental and vernacular
\narchitecture;
\n8. Sociopolitical, religious, economic, or cultural dimensions of
\npatronage and its role in the development of Persian architecture;
\n9. Investigation of style from a macro-scale (city) to micro-scale
\n(ornamentation) in relation to local, regional, and national
\nidentities;
\n10. Patterns of using and inhabiting architectural space and human
\nbehavior in certain typologies of spaces in select precedents from
\nmacro to micro;
\n11. Processes of construction and elements of the built environment in
\ndifferent historical periods in terms of form, construction, and
\nmaterial.<\/p>\n

The submitted papers should bring new insights supported by historical
\ndocuments, archeological data, treatises (e.g. artisan manuals), and
\nvisual materials (e.g. book illustrations). Authors are encouraged to
\nquestion and challenge pre-existing historiographical frameworks,
\nespecially through the study of specific cases. Please send a paper
\ntitle and a 400-word abstract to the guest-editor, Dr. Mohammad
\nGharipour (mohammad@gatech.edu) by March 30, 2012. Authors of selected
\nproposals must submit the full paper by November 30, 2012. All papers
\nwill be subject to peer review. All papers should follow ISIS journal
\nguidelines in terms of format and transliteration.<\/p>\n

Journal of Iranian Studies is published on behalf of the International
\nSociety for Iranian Studies. Articles must be submitted electronically
\nas email attachments. The articles should be between 6,000 and 10,000
\nwords in length, including notes and proper citations (in lieu of a
\nseparate bibliography). Submissions \u2013 abstracts and final articles —
\nmust be in Word document, double-spaced, with at least one-inch
\nmargins, in a standard typeface (preferably Times New Roman), of 12
\npoints font. A maximum of eight images are allowed per article. Please
\ninclude the title of your intended illustrations along with the
\nabstract. If the article is accepted, illustrations may be submitted
\neither electronically as TIFF files at 300 dpi or as scanner-ready
\nhard copy. For more information, please consult with the journal
\nwebsite: www.tandf.co.uk\/journals\/titles\/00210862.asp<\/p>\n

Mohammad Gharipour
\nMorgan State University
\nhttp:\/\/www.morgan.edu\/Mohammad_Gharipour.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Special Issue of Iranian Studies Journal Revisiting the Historiography: New Approaches to the Study of Persian Architecture www.tandf.co.uk\/journals\/titles\/00210862.asp Guest-editor: Dr. Mohammad Gharipour Deadline: March 30, 2012 Initiated in the nineteenth century, the study of Persian architecture was advanced by such twentieth-century archeologists and Iranologists as Arthur Upham Pope, Ernst Herzfeld, Andre Godard, Roman Ghirshman, and … <\/p>\n

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