Reflections on The Premodern Islamic Monuments In The Maghrib (Western North Africa)
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08 Sep
09 Sep
2020
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Islamic Aesthetics
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Riyaz Latif
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Image: The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia
This series, comprised of four individual unrelated talks, will address in a prefatory manner the historical-cultural contexts of select premodern Islamic architectural works in the Maghrib ranging from the sacred and the funerary to the institutional and the educational. While being cognizant of the formal configurations of these structures, the concomitant objective will be to engage with the dynamic of their cultural and visual meanings for more organic insights into their creation.
Day 1:
- Aghlabid Investitures in Ifriqiyah: 9th-century Structures in Kairouan
- Negotiating the Metaphorical Frontiers: Aghlabid Ribats in Ifriqiyah
Day 2:
- Ornate Archiving of Sovereignty: Marinid Madrasas in Fez
- Knowledge and Sacred Earth: Madrasa in the Marinid Chella
Online Public Seminar Series | Platform: Cisco Webex
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September 8, 9, 2020
Timing: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Fees
Rs. 2,000
Registrations Closed
Riyaz Latif
Dr. Riyaz Latif is an art historian of Islamic cultures, with particular concentration on premodern Maghrib (western North Africa). Currently Associate Professor at FLAME University, Pune, he has taught at Wellesley College and Vanderbilt University (USA). His academic writing has sought to address historical and visual processes of Islamic art; such concerns inform his book manuscript, titled Ornate Visions of Knowledge and Power: Formation of Marinid Madrasas in Maghrib al-Aqsa. He has also authored two collections of poems in Urdu, a book of European poetry in Urdu translation, as well as essays on literature.