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Based on a transnational study of decommissioned, postcolonial
prisons in Taiwan (Taipei and Chiayi), South Korea (Seoul), and
China (Lushun), this book offers a critical reading of prisons as a
particular colonial product, the current restoration of which as
national heritage is closely related to the evolving
conceptualization of punishment. Focusing on the colonial prisons
built by the Japanese Empire in the first half of the twentieth
century, it illuminates how punishment has been considered a
subject of modernization, while the contemporary use of prisons as
heritage tends to reduce the process of colonial modernity to
oppression and atrocity - thus constituting a heritage of shame and
death, which postcolonial societies blame upon the former
colonizers. A study of how the remembering of punishment and
imprisonment reflects the attempts of postcolonial cities to
re-articulate an understanding of the present by correcting the
past, Heritage, Memory, and Punishment examines how prisons were
designed, built, partially demolished, preserved, and redeveloped
across political regimes, demonstrating the ways in which the
selective use of prisons as heritage, reframed through nationalism,
leaves marks on urban contexts that remain long after the prisons
themselves are decommissioned. As such, it will appeal to scholars
of sociology, geography, the built environment, and heritage with
interests in memory studies and dark tourism.
Based on a transnational study of decommissioned, postcolonial
prisons in Taiwan (Taipei and Chiayi), South Korea (Seoul), and
China (Lushun), this book offers a critical reading of prisons as a
particular colonial product, the current restoration of which as
national heritage is closely related to the evolving
conceptualization of punishment. Focusing on the colonial prisons
built by the Japanese Empire in the first half of the twentieth
century, it illuminates how punishment has been considered a
subject of modernization, while the contemporary use of prisons as
heritage tends to reduce the process of colonial modernity to
oppression and atrocity - thus constituting a heritage of shame and
death, which postcolonial societies blame upon the former
colonizers. A study of how the remembering of punishment and
imprisonment reflects the attempts of postcolonial cities to
re-articulate an understanding of the present by correcting the
past, Heritage, Memory, and Punishment examines how prisons were
designed, built, partially demolished, preserved, and redeveloped
across political regimes, demonstrating the ways in which the
selective use of prisons as heritage, reframed through nationalism,
leaves marks on urban contexts that remain long after the prisons
themselves are decommissioned. As such, it will appeal to scholars
of sociology, geography, the built environment, and heritage with
interests in memory studies and dark tourism.
This book explores South Korean responses to the architecture of
the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea and the ways that
architecture illustrates the relationship between difficult
heritage and the formation of national identity. Detailing the
specific case of Seoul, Hyun Kyung Lee investigates how buildings
are selectively destroyed, preserved, or reconstructed in order to
either establish or challenge the cultural identity of places as
new political orders are developed. In addition, she illuminates
the Korean traditional concept of feng shui as a core indigenous
framework for understanding the relationship between space and
power, as it is associated with nation-building processes and
heritagization. By providing a detailed study of a case little
known outside of East Asia, 'Difficult Heritage' in Nation Building
will expand the framework of Western-centered heritage research by
introducing novel Asian perspectives.
The digital age has introduced a deeper sense of connectivity in
business environments. By relying more heavily on current
technologies, organizations now experience more effective
communication and opportunities for collaboration between
individuals. Cultural, Behavioral, and Social Considerations in
Electronic Collaboration is an authoritative reference source for
the latest scholarly research on the design and implementation of
e-collaboration technology in workplace settings. Featuring
extensive coverage on a range of topics relating to the benefits
and challenges of these tools, this book is an essential reference
source for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking
relevant research on the use of digital spaces within
organizational contexts.
The purpose of this study was to examine the structure and policies
of a contemporary western design museum. In so doing, the role of
design in society, the characteristics that distinguish design from
art, and the history of design were explored, and selected existing
design museums throughout the world were reviewed. In addition, the
notions of design and design museums were defined and discussed in
the context of museums and socio-cultural studies, particularly in
relation to why and how design museums have shaped and been shaped
by cultural and political knowledge in Europe and the United
States.
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