Appel à communications : Panel “The Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World”, College Art Associoation Annual Conference 2015, New York, 11-14/02/2015 — LIMITE : 09/03/2014

The Jewish people have been an influential community of long standing
within the Islamic world from Morocco to Indonesia. Numerous
synagogues located there are noted for their rich architecture and
unique ornamentation. These buildings were constructed and developed
under the influence of local trends or stylistic movements, while also
representing the visual culture of each particular Jewish community.
This panel explores the architecture of synagogues in the Islamic
world by examining formal and spatial qualities. Papers should clarify
how the architecture of synagogues responds to contextual issues and
traditions, or how changes in cultural, social, and political contexts
can influence design and construction of synagogues. The contributions
should be based on the analysis of archival and historical accounts,
or formal and spatial analyses of synagogues in their urban context.
Papers that deploy new methodological, theoretical, comparative, and
interdisciplinary approaches to the analysis of synagogues in the
Muslim world are especially welcome.

Session chair: Mohammad Gharipour, Morgan State University, mohammad@gatech.edu

The deadline to submit abstracts is May 9, 2014. For further information, please see:
www.collegeart.org/proposals/2015callforparticipation