The Future of Historical Network Research , 13-15 September, 2013 Hamburg
Conceptualize
into Yanan Sun History Cornell University Heidelberg University “Dots and Lines” [email protected]
Dynamic Network Analysis of the History of Chinoiserie Architecture in Germany Outline
² History of Chinoiserie
² Network: build Chinoiserie network
² Diffusion analysis :
- Adopter types: 5 phases - Adoption thresholds
² Historical explanation of network analysis Outline
² History
² Network
² Analysis
² Historical explanation History of Chinoiserie
² “Chinoiserie”
a French word, meaning “chinese-esque”
² àin decorative arts
² à in architecture
² ! Chinoiserie is not “Chinese,” but “European”
Decorative Arts
The Chinese Garden, a
chinoiserie painting in by François Boucher. Chinoiserie
Decorative Arts
in
Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie porcelain, made in Europe
Decorative Arts
in
Chinoiserie Chinoiserie furniture
Chinoiserie interior, mirror cabinet in Schönbrunn Palace, Austria Decorative Arts
in
Chinoiserie
Decorative Arts
in
Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie interior, Schönbrunn Palace, Austira 1767 Versaille, France Trianon de Procelain,
Chinoiserie in Architecture Chinese/Japanese Tea House, Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany
Architectural Chinoiserie in Germany Chinese Tower, English Garden, Munich, Germany
Architectural Chinoiserie in Germany Architectural Chinoiserie in Germany
Selected sites with Chinoiserie buildings:
1. Sanssouci , Potsdam 2. New Garden, Potsdam 3. Pillnitz , Dresden 4. Mulang, Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel 5. Nyphemburg, Munich 6. English Garden, Munich 7. Ludwigsberg, Saarbrücken 8. Karlsruhe Palace, Karsruhe
Build Chinoiserie Network First try
pagoda form?
Network
Chinoiserie Chinese Tower Dragon house
on the same site? Build
Chinese Tea House First try
pagoda form?
Network
Chinoiserie Chinese Tower Dragon house
on the same site? Build
Chinese Tea House
Second try knowledge Network
Chinese Tower
Dragon house Chinoiserie
actor: location
architect Build
Chinese Tea House Compare fist and second tries Network
Chinoiserie Build
Confusing relation Nodes from extra modes Big question
Who (architects) designed ² Modes: Network
which buildings (tasks) ² Actor
for whom (sponsors) ² Task
at where (locations) ² Location Chinoiserie with reference to what ² Knowledge (knowledge)? Build
² Modes:
² Actor Network
² Task
² Location
² Knowledge Chinoiserie Build
² Modes:
² Actor Network
² Task
² Location
² Knowledge Chinoiserie Build (8 sites) in Germany Architecture Chinoiserie Network of Dynamic
Build Chinoiserie Network Diffusion Analysis
Goal Analysis
study the spread of Chinoiserie ideas Diffusion among people
Mission impossible! Analysis Diffusion
Actor x Actor
Discover unknown links Analysis Focus Theory, Feld 81
Co-task af iliation Diffusion
Co-location af iliation
Analysis
All linked up! Diffusion
Analysis
Two Diffusion Measures Diffusion
5 types of adopters Analysis Diffusion
early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards
(Rogers 1962, p. 150) Five types of adopters over time
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 18 1,60% 16 1,40% 14 1,20% 12 1,00% 10 0,80% 8 6 0,60% 4 0,40% 2 0,20% 0 0,00% over time adopters types of Five
Diffusion Analysis
Analysis Thresholds
willingness to adopt Diffusion 1996) threshold ( De inition of
Valente Diffusion Analysis
Thresholds of each actors in Chinoiserie Network
Diffusion Analysis Some Thoughts It is fun to study history with network approach It helps to solve dif iculties in historical research with a structuralist method (from left to right) Foucault, Lacan, Levi-Strauss, and Barthes.
However, results of the structural analysis need a historical round-up
Thank You
Yanan Sun [email protected] Cornell University Heidelberg University