Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Colonial Subjects, Colonial Space: The production of Portuguese colonial society in Velha Goa from 1510 to 1700.

博士论文改进补助金：殖民主题、殖民空间：1510 年至 1700 年果阿旧城葡萄牙殖民社会的生产。

• 批准号: 1156485
• 负责人: Kathleen Morrison
• 金额: $ 1.1万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1156485&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Colonial

Under the guidance of Dr. Kathleen Morrison, Brian Wilson will explore the social and material production of space in Velha Goa during the Portuguese colonial period. Before the Portuguese conquered the city in 1510, Velha Goa was already an important port of trade in South Asia, and it quickly became the administrative and religious capital of the Portuguese Asian Empire. The city sharply declined in the latter half of the 17th century and the capital was eventually moved to Panaji in the 1840's. However, the site remains largely intact and unoccupied today yet almost completely undocumented outside of the well preserved administrative and religious core of the city. It thus provides an ideal location to investigate the production of colonial space in both elite and non-elite contexts. An underlying goal of the project is to describe how 'space' is conceived and utilized in a complex society and the Velha Goa site, both because of its state of preservation and the accompanying historical documentation provides an excellent context for this. The conclusions which emerge will provide a framework which can be employed in social reconstructions of numerous sites, many prehistoric, where less control is possible.As the first European power in Asia, the Portuguese opened the door to European socio-economic expansion into the region effectively inaugurating the modern colonial era. Therefore, knowledge of this initial colonial venture is critical to increasing understanding of the broader processes that have shaped the last 500 years of world history. As local practice and global networks continue to become more and more enmeshed today, a greater understanding of the historical development of modern socio-economic and political practices is highly relevant to our contemporary world. To understand these processes in Goa and in other localities, however, scholars must not only grasp global socio-economic and political trends but also understand the specific and historically contingent, local manifestation of these forces. By using archaeological resources, this project adds a much needed material dimension to our knowledge of colonialism, urbanization, and the way these processes are mediated by local social groups. Mr. Wilson's research will begin the process of documenting this important colonial site through archaeological survey, systematic surface collection, artifact analysis, and historical research. In addition, this research will test the effectiveness of a new low level aerial photography (LLAP) platform using both color and near infrared photography for surveying dense urban environments. The use of affordable LLAP systems has great potential to significantly increase the speed and reduce the costs of traditional archaeological survey, and this project will help to demonstrate the overall usefulness with which this method can be implemented into research designs. In addition, modern industrial, commercial, and agricultural developments are beginning to negatively impact the archaeological site, making the documentation of the site an increasingly urgent matter. The project will also make significant contributions to archaeological education, training, and knowledge dissemination. It will be carried out in close affiliation with the Archaeological Survey of India, and student volunteers from various universities will participate in the research. Furthermore, the project has a close association with the Goa Heritage Action Group, and it will help their mission to educate the public and to preserve the cultural heritage of Velha Goa. The results of the research will also be disseminated through publication in scholarly journals, participation in conferences, and Wilson's dissertation will be available to the public through UMI.

在凯瑟琳·莫里森博士的指导下，布莱恩·威尔逊将探索葡萄牙殖民时期维尔哈果阿空间的社会和物质生产。在1510年葡萄牙人征服这座城市之前，韦尔哈果阿已经是南亚重要的贸易港口，并迅速成为葡萄牙亚洲帝国的行政和宗教首都。这座城市在17世纪后半叶急剧衰落，最终在19世纪40年代的S时代迁至帕纳吉。然而，该遗址至今基本保持完好，无人居住，但在保存完好的城市行政和宗教核心之外，几乎完全没有文献记载。因此，它为研究精英和非精英背景下殖民空间的生产提供了一个理想的地点。该项目的一个基本目标是描述“空间”是如何在一个复杂的社会和Velha Goa遗址中构思和利用的，因为它的保存状态和附带的历史文件为此提供了一个很好的背景。出现的结论将提供一个框架，可以用于许多遗址的社会重建，其中许多是史前遗址，那里可能没有那么多的控制。作为亚洲的第一个欧洲大国，葡萄牙打开了欧洲社会经济扩张进入该地区的大门，有效地开启了现代殖民时代。因此，了解这一最初的殖民冒险对于增进对塑造了过去500年世界历史的更广泛进程的了解至关重要。今天，随着当地实践和全球网络继续变得越来越紧密，更好地了解现代社会经济和政治实践的历史发展，对我们当代世界具有重要意义。然而，要了解果阿和其他地方的这些进程，学者们不仅必须掌握全球社会经济和政治趋势，而且还必须了解这些力量在当地的具体表现和历史上的偶然性。通过使用考古资源，这个项目为我们对殖民主义、城市化以及这些过程是如何由当地社会团体调解的知识增加了一个亟需的物质层面。威尔逊先生的研究将开始通过考古调查、系统的地面收集、文物分析和历史研究来记录这一重要的殖民遗址的过程。此外，这项研究将测试一种新的低空航空摄影(LLAP)平台的有效性，该平台同时使用彩色和近红外摄影来调查密集的城市环境。使用负担得起的LLAP系统具有显著提高传统考古调查速度和降低成本的巨大潜力，该项目将有助于展示这种方法在研究设计中的总体实用性。此外，现代工业、商业和农业的发展开始对考古遗址产生负面影响，使遗址的记录工作变得越来越紧迫。该项目还将为考古教育、培训和知识传播做出重大贡献。它将与印度考古调查密切合作进行，来自各大学的学生志愿者将参与研究。此外，该项目与果阿遗产行动小组有着密切的联系，它将有助于他们的使命，即教育公众和保护韦尔哈-果阿的文化遗产。研究结果还将通过在学术期刊上发表、参加会议来传播，威尔逊的论文将通过UMI向公众公布。