Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict Settings

Death has the ability to influence an architectural site in such a way that it defines its identity. Bullet holes, political graffiti, and scarred buildings are evidence of past events that have involved death and continue to do so. However, recognizing death through these sites allows post-conflict...

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Main Author:	Diana El Richani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:	Social Sciences
Subjects:	death architecture memory reconciliation narrative post-conflict amnesia urban development
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/4/1118

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spelling	doaj-d431e68f7f0e4a2eb800505b4c627fa72020-11-24T21:18:29ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602015-11-01441118112610.3390/socsci4041118socsci4041118Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict SettingsDiana El Richani0Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa, 120 University, Ottawa K1N 6N5, CanadaDeath has the ability to influence an architectural site in such a way that it defines its identity. Bullet holes, political graffiti, and scarred buildings are evidence of past events that have involved death and continue to do so. However, recognizing death through these sites allows post-conflict nations a chance to construct a narrative that was once hidden away. These sites allow death to function in a positive manner—if amnesia-driven urban development projects do not erase them first, that is.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/4/4/1118deatharchitecturememoryreconciliationnarrativepost-conflictamnesiaurban development
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title	Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict Settings
title_short	Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict Settings
title_full	Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict Settings
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series	Social Sciences
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publishDate	2015-11-01
description	Death has the ability to influence an architectural site in such a way that it defines its identity. Bullet holes, political graffiti, and scarred buildings are evidence of past events that have involved death and continue to do so. However, recognizing death through these sites allows post-conflict nations a chance to construct a narrative that was once hidden away. These sites allow death to function in a positive manner—if amnesia-driven urban development projects do not erase them first, that is.
topic	death architecture memory reconciliation narrative post-conflict amnesia urban development
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Dead Spaces, Living Architecture and the Functionality of Death in Post-Conflict Settings

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