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October 26, 2022
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The King's and Queen's Tomb in Ahmedabad: Cartographies of contested heritage precincts

Publicated to: ZARCH: Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism. (16): 182-193 - 2021-01-01 (16), DOI: 10.26754/OJS_ZARCH/ZARCH.2021165099

Authors:

Ciborro VC; Shah M
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Affiliations

Faculty of Planning, CEPT University, India - Author
University Polytechnic of Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Numerous historical monuments in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, such as the King's and Queen's tomb, are immersed in a complex web of conflict. These are places where, beyond the building itself, we find the presence of inhabitants with very different notions of what the concept of heritage means, so that dispute and resistance are more than guaranteed. The article looks at these extremely heterogeneous and controversial territories through a method -"narrative cartographies"- capable of making the space, its history and social strata visible from an ethnographic point of view. A method that brings to the surface the tensions and disputes between citizens who are marginalised by the institutional power, but who share a spatial reality that is usually ignored and made invisible. In this way, the cartographic analysis presented in both the King's Tomb and the Queen's Tomb redefines the way in which these places can be understood and studied, suppressing a dominant and/or imposing vision for one that is much more sensitive to the voices of the inhabitants. The aim is to disseminate a process that can help reveal different narratives that lead to heritage practices that are as inclusive as emancipatory. © 2021 Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

AhmedabadBodiesCartographyConflictHeritageUnesco

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ZARCH: Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Architecture, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

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  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/87213/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 142
  • Downloads: 29
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: India.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Ciborro VC) .

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