Migrant Constructions and Mahjar Monuments: Transnational Art and Architecture in Modern Argentina, 1910-1955

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dc.contributor.advisorLópez-Durán, Fabiola M.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHamadeh, Shirineen_US
dc.creatorWolf, Caroline "Olivia" Mariaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T14:54:15Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T14:54:15Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-05en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-16en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T14:54:15Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the art and architectural patronage of the Arabic-speaking diaspora (mahjar) in Latin America’s southern cone. It focuses on public memorials and spaces of collective strength and wealth (mutual aid associations, banks, and clubs), faith (places of worship) and health (hospitals) sponsored by these diverse immigrants in Argentina from the early to mid-twentieth century via archival records, site documentation, and interviews. By considering key monuments sponsored by this diaspora through the lens of modernism, I demonstrate how public sculpture and architecture helped reconstruct shifting transnational identities while activating multiple mobilities in a nation where their presence was first contested. Bridging the gap between migration studies and the humanities, I engage interdisciplinary methodologies to highlight the agency of immigrant artists, architects, and patrons in the shaping of transnational identities and modern movements in the southern cone. Mobility and temporality are two key concepts used to frame mahjar monuments (a term which describes the art and architecture crafted by the Arabic-speaking diaspora) as “migrant constructions”– public expressions of interconnected sites and multiple mobilities (social, economic, and ethnic) within the urban fabric. Whether circulated in print imagery or embodied by social clubs, migrant constructions not only represented their immigrant sponsors, but also the complex socio-economic trajectories of their patrons between the host country and the “old country,” as well as the transnational and transcultural identities negotiated at the intersection of local and global imaginaries. My project contributes to a greater understanding of diverse transatlantic dialogues circulating in Latin America, as well as the vital role of diaspora communities in the crafting of modernity across the Americas.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWolf, Caroline "Olivia" Maria. "Migrant Constructions and Mahjar Monuments: Transnational Art and Architecture in Modern Argentina, 1910-1955." (2018) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105725">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105725</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105725en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjecttransnational art and architectureen_US
dc.subjectmigrationen_US
dc.subjectmahjaren_US
dc.subjectmonumentsen_US
dc.subjectModern Argentinaen_US
dc.titleMigrant Constructions and Mahjar Monuments: Transnational Art and Architecture in Modern Argentina, 1910-1955en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArt Historyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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