Rupturing Terracotta: Entangled Exchanges of the Hand and the Machine in South India
- Title
- Rupturing Terracotta: Entangled Exchanges of the Hand and the Machine in South India
- Creator
- Joseph P.
- Description
- Through an examination of changing methods for making and using terracotta tile and brick this article explores the complex hybridity and productive tensions that emerged in the nineteenth century between indigenous and colonial systems of architecture and construction in South India. Outlining a general shift from handmade to mechanized processes, it further argues that a decolonial reading may provide a fruitful new approach to comprehending architectural history on the subcontinent. The article brings to the forefront how the indigenous-colonial encounter caused a rupture in the making of buildings that complicated the language and processes of architecture and construction in India forever. 2023, International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE). All rights reserved.
- Source
- Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, Vol-34, No. 2, pp. 23-37.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE)
- Coverage
- Joseph P., School of Architecture, Christ University, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 10502092
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Joseph P., “Rupturing Terracotta: Entangled Exchanges of the Hand and the Machine in South India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14330.