CALL FOR PAPERS
Independent Algeria: Art, Architecture and Ideology in the Postcolony
5–6 March 2026, University of Zürich (Hybrid: in-person/online)
How have visual arts, architecture, and urban spaces reflected, critiqued, or manifested Algeria's revolutionary ideologies since independence in 1962?
This workshop explores the critical intersections between visual aesthetics and political ideology in postcolonial Algeria—from nation-building challenges to Cold War geopolitics, from socialist policies to cultural Arabisation.
We welcome 20-minute papers from scholars at all career stages in:
- Art History & Visual Studies
- Architecture & Urban Studies
- Museum Studies & Film Studies
- Anthropology, Sociology & History
Key themes:
Visual representations of independence & revolution
Architecture as nation-building tool
Colonial heritage: appropriation, transformation, erasure
Public spaces & monuments as identity markers
Algeria's soft power & foreign policy through arts
Submission: 400-word abstract + short bio
Deadline: 31 October 2025
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