Degree

BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)

Faculty / School

School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)

Department

Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts

Date of Award

Spring 2024

Date of Submission

2024-09-04

Advisor

Ramsha Siddiqui, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences

Committee

Soha Macktoom,Lecturer, School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) and Associate Director, Karachi Urban Lab (KUL)

Project Type

SSLA Culminating Experience

Access Type

Restricted Access

Keywords

Domestic Architecture, Urban Space, Masculinity, Femininity, Modernization

Abstract

Within heterosexual domestic architectures, gendered spaces are usually characterized through a canonical divide within the living parameter, which causes places to become masculine or feminine in nature. While the divide is primarily based on the occupation of these spaces, it is also affected by other factors. This thesis intends to look at the intergenerational presence of individuals within three specific types of architecture present in post Partition Karachi. These include an old house with a sehan/aangan (courtyard) within the walled structure, a bungalow constructed with borrowed imprints and imperial styles, and an apartment with modern design initiatives. The project explores how architecture and spaces propagate the idea of gendered division and continue to do so. Furthermore, it also examines the influence of modernization and its role in changing modes of occupation from the time of post-Independence to now. The study will trace the position and occupancy of said structures to determine how those spaces are not neutral grounds; rather, socially active sites where certain areas are occupied by men and the rest by women.

Pages

45

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