Exclusionary tales in Beirut’s spaces of craftsmanship: Using historic cartography, archival ethnography, and oral history to map the enduring vulnerability of craftspeople
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Ignaccolo, Carmelo
Maamari, Daniella
Louie, Ashley
Aksamija, Azra
Williams, Sarah
Date Issued
August 11, 2023
Journal
Abstracts of the ICA
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Copernicus GmbH
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Ignaccolo, C., Maamari, D., Louie, A., Aksamija, A., and Williams, S.: Exclusionary tales in Beirut’s spaces of craftsmanship: Using historic cartography, archival ethnography, and oral history to map the enduring vulnerability of craftspeople, Abstr. Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 6, 97.
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Abstract
Historic cartography and archival documentations are instrumental to the construction of spatially grounded social histories about neighbourhood change in cities. Through maps, scholars anchor physical changes in urban form to specific areas, and, through archival images and oral histories, they tend to deepen the socio-economic understanding of spatial dynamics and describe other aspects of urban life. However, this endeavour becomes a particularly arduous task when the built environment has been shattered by radical transformations. Moreover, community groups contributing to the city’s economic vitality and cultural identity, such as craftspeople and small business owners, are often underrepresented in cartographic representations and official archives. For instance, in Beirut, Lebanon, the city's physical and social fabric has undergone significant, century-long transformations that have profoundly impacted the spaces in which craftspeople run their businesses, with these impacts remaining largely understudied in the literature and unrepresented on official records.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Art, Culture and Technology
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-6-97-2023
