The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.
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| author | Pieris, Anoma D. (Anoma Darshani) |
| author2 | Sibel Bozdogan. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/693232019-04-10T18:07:17Z The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization Pieris, Anoma D. (Anoma Darshani) Sibel Bozdogan. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-247). This thesis examines the processes of decolonization in Ceylon/Sri Lanka, through the expressions of personal space surrounding the event of political independence. Personal space is understood as dress, manners, and lifestyle which extend to the choices made of residential architecture in each period. The period before independence, 'The trouser under the cloth', i.s influenced by colonial projections of self, imposed by the colonial administration. The period after independence, 'Personal space in decolonization', is seen as resistant to these previous identities with attempts made at cultural revival by emergent nationalist movements. Each of these periods feature hegemonic cultural processes and an intellectual bourgeoisie that figure prominently in their projection. The positions adopted by this intellectual bourgeoisie to promote or challenge these processes often reveal attempts at maintaining the imaginative potential of the nation. The shift from filiative to an affiliative conception of society and their own identity provoke a more secular interpretation for 'the people'. The objective of this thesis is to use architectural examples to illustrate the degree to which political ideology infiltrated personal space during the decolonizing process and to examine the structures that were invented/imagined, for alternative (non political) means of cultural self empowerment. by Anoma D. Pieris. M.S. 2012-02-29T17:19:15Z 2012-02-29T17:19:15Z 1994 1994 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69323 30802164 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 249 p. application/pdf a-ce--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Pieris, Anoma D. (Anoma Darshani) The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title | The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title_full | The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title_fullStr | The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title_full_unstemmed | The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title_short | The trouser under the cloth : Ceylon/Sri Lanka, personal space in the decolonization |
| title_sort | trouser under the cloth ceylon sri lanka personal space in the decolonization |
| topic | Architecture. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69323 |
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