Book Chapters by Georgios Karatzas
Forging Architectural Tradition: National Narratives, Monument Preservation and Architectural Work in the Nineteenth-Century, 2022
Design for a Complex World, Challenges in Practice and Education, 2014
Contested Pasts, Contested Presents: Heritage, Ideology, Identity in Central and Eastern Europe, 2012
Conference Papers by Georgios Karatzas
Proceedings of the international Conference on 'Changing Cities': Spatial, morphological, formal & socio-economic dimensions, 2013
In this paper we examine current developments in the heritage space of Athens through a historica... more In this paper we examine current developments in the heritage space of Athens through a historical perspective, proposing a narrative schema that concerns the history of its construction and promotion. The history of the management of the city's built heritage can be divided into three politically distinct long periods that have produced characteristically different heritage examples. The first period concerns the representation of the nation's claims to deep antiquity, the second focuses on the celebration of the birth and the development of the state, whereas the current third relates to the city's aspirations in the global cities network. Within this historical framework and in the light of the current shrinking of the state, we trace two divergent and potentially conflicting directions. The first refers to the promotion of urban history as an 'alibi' for investment plans by private institutions, whereas the second as a terrain for political activation.
Papers from the International Thematic Conference 'Entangled Histories, Multiple Geographies' EAHN 2015 Belgrade, 2017
The narrative of Revival refers to the place and the appropriation of Antiquity, by establishing ... more The narrative of Revival refers to the place and the appropriation of Antiquity, by establishing direct links between the ancient past and the (national) present. According to it, the nation drew its origins in ancient times, remained dormant for centuries because it was captured by foreign powers, and re-emerged in the late 18 th century to resume its place among the other civilised nations. In the narrative of Continuity the nation is implied and the concept of Hellenism is introduced. Hellenism is an abstract notion that relates to the everlasting qualities of the Greek civilisation. According to the narrative of Continuity, the first phase of the nation was the ancient, its second was the medieval and was characterised by the adoption of orthodox Christianity, whereas the third was the present modern. The succession of Hellenisms (ancientmedieval Christian-modern), helped solidify thus the idea of continuous presence since antiquity. Continuity merged both ancient and Christian pasts to a single narrative that has the nation at its heart and as its main historical subject. Vernacular architecture was articulated in the early 20 th century as the representation of a uniform tradition, shared by all Greeks and reflecting national values. Its popularisation helped solidify the idea of the tripartite schema of national descent (ancient, byzantine and modern Hellenism) by establishing examples of the third phase of Hellenism.
PhD Thesis by Georgios Karatzas
Peer-reviewed articles by Georgios Karatzas
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2024
New perceptions in Greek national historiography during the late nineteenth century brought forwa... more New perceptions in Greek national historiography during the late nineteenth century brought forward new heritage paradigms. In the interwar, Athens’ Byzantine heritage was thoroughly studied, protected by special laws, and popularized to wider audiences. After the Second World War Byzantine and ancient remains were given equal attention. The nineteenth-century neoclassical legacy came to take a place in the discussion about heritage at a time when the first apartment blocks made their appearance and it, too, would be protected by special laws. Through aspects of identification, protection, and restoration of Athens’ built heritage, this paper explores the physical and discursive articulation of the city's past.
Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 2021
Abstract:Vernacular buildings in Greece first caught the attention of local architects and folklo... more Abstract:Vernacular buildings in Greece first caught the attention of local architects and folklorists in the beginning of the twentieth century in a time of intense negotiation of the nation's past. In time, traditional architecture was nationalised and would serve the nation-building project based on varying interpretations and vocabularies. In addition to its role in the quest for a national architectural language, exploration of traditional building and urban forms contributed also in the postwar development of tourism. Following the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974, vernacular typologies would be re-examined under different terms, this time with less ethnocentric aims and overtones.This article examines the invention and reception of traditional architecture in contemporary Greek culture, exploring the articulation and popularisation of the field and its many uses during most of the twentieth century up to Greece's membership in the European Community in 1981.
Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 2019
Books by Georgios Karatzas
During the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the dista... more During the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the distant past were viewed by contemporaries. Such edifices, be they churches, castles, chapels or various other buildings, were not only admired for their aesthetic values, but also for the role they played in ancient times, and their role as reminders of important events from the national past. Architectural heritage often was (and still is) an important element of nation building. Authors address the process of building national myths around certain architectural objects. National narratives are questioned, as is the position architectural heritage played in the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Publications by Georgios Karatzas
by Anatole Upart, Alla Vronskaya, Lily Filson, Maja Babic, Flavia Marcello, Maria Elisa Navarro Morales, Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat, Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, Raluca Muresan, Andreea Ion Cojocaru, ISIL EKIN CALAK, Georgios Karatzas, Ceren Katipoglu Ozmen, Caterina Cardamone, Edoardo Piccoli, Sanja Matijević Barčot, and Eliana Sousa Santos Papers presented bring together different responses to questioning architectural history to perpl... more Papers presented bring together different responses to questioning architectural history to perplexing, competing and complementary perceptions and interpretations of the past, its geography and culture. The focus is on the multiple perceptual forms and interpretations of architecture and their entanglements regarding conditions of historicity, notions of geographical belonging, as well as concepts of cultural or political identity.
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Books by Georgios Karatzas
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