Reflections on Thirty Years of Muqarnas

In this volume marking the thirtieth anniversary of Muqarnas, the Editor reflects on the evolution of the journal over the years. To that end, the members of the Editorial and Advisory Boards were sent a questionnaire, asking them to comment on the contributions of Muqarnas and its Supplements serie...

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Main Author: Necipoğlu, Gülru 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2014, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-12
Further subjects:B Historiography of Islamic art studies methodologies and approaches needs of the field expectations of differing audiences importance of primary sources expansion and diversification of the field gap with populist messages impact of Muqarnas and its Supplements on the Islamic field
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Summary:In this volume marking the thirtieth anniversary of Muqarnas, the Editor reflects on the evolution of the journal over the years. To that end, the members of the Editorial and Advisory Boards were sent a questionnaire, asking them to comment on the contributions of Muqarnas and its Supplements series to the field of Islamic art and architecture studies over the past three decades, and to provide suggestions for future directions. Their observations, thoughts, and hopes for Muqarnas have been anonymously incorporated into this essay, which, in conversation with their comments, looks back on the history of the publication and offers some possibilities for the path it might take going forward.
The goal here is neither to assess the historiography nor to examine the current state of the field thirty years after the opening essay of volume 1. Instead, the focus is on the development and impact of both Muqarnas and the Supplements series in a highly specialized field with relatively few and short-lived or sporadic journals, before turning to the successes and shortcomings of these publications, as outlined by some of the board members. 

ISSN:2211-8993
Contains:In: Muqarnas
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22118993-0301P0002