Die Ruine als Fetisch Die sexualisierten Kodierungen von Konservieren und Restaurieren bei John Ruskin
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article is based on the theory that John Ruskin (1819‑1900) attributed a male gaze to decaying architecture in his writings and described it with feminine characteristics. Decaying architecture symbolizes ideal virginity, which can only be destroyed by a falsifying restoration. This reading of Ruskin’s writings will be linked to a critical history of architecture that examines architecture in its patriarchal normativity. Building on this link, a feminist reading of the history of monument conservation will be formulated.
Source: MDCCC 1800
Author: Sophie Stackmann
Institution: TU Wien
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405236096