📘 What is History Now? (2002) by David Cannadine
In this classic, Cannadine presents a useful discussion of various ‘types’ of history such as social, political, and economic history.
📘 The Theory Toolbox: Critical Concepts for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (1968) by Jeffrey Nealon and Susan Searls Giroux
📄 ‘Buildings and Energy: Architectural History in the Climate Emergency’, in Journal of Architecture, 26(2) (February 2021), by Barnabas Calder and G.A. Bremner #energy-studies #climate-change
An introductory consideration of how architectural history can be viewed from the lens of energy studies and climate change.
📘 Panofsky and the Foundations of Art History (1984) by Michael Ann Holly #iconology #iconography
📄 ‘The Unsung of the Canon: Does a Global Architectural History Need New Landmarks?’, in ABE Journal, 6 (January 2015), by Zandi-Sayek #decolonisation #global-architectural-history
Zandi-Sayek discusses ways in which architectural history can be decolonised and globalised, and argues for a particularly interesting approach: acknowledging the role of non-Western sites, situations, and actors in work of Western, ‘canon’ figures.