Reconstruction of urban heritage in post-war Rome, 1944-1951: Transnational flows and national identity

由于战后遗产研究和城市规划的大力发展，意大利成为了全世界保护界的一个参考点。虽然学者们讨论了战后罗马城市重建与身份更新之间的相互联系，但跨国流动在这一联系中的作用却很少得到研究。本研究旨在考察战后罗马在1944年至1951年间的关键时期，这一时期通过重建活动构建新的国家认同，与其他文化的交流过程错综复杂。跨国流动和国家复兴是如何相互影响的？考虑到建筑和建成环境可以创造和肯定文化价值，我的研究将从城市遗产研究的学科角度探讨研究问题。它将调查意大利城市文化与其他欧洲/美国文化之间的相互交流，评估它们对罗马重建战略的影响。此外，跨国流动意味着在创伤后形成集体记忆时看待自己和他人的不同方式。在这种情况下，这项研究将有助于正在进行的关于冲突后文化遗产的全球辩论，并促进更好地理解欧洲战后解决方案中体现的共同文化和政治历史。

Italy serves as a point of reference for the conservation community worldwide, thanks to the intense development of heritage studies and urban planning during the post-war period. Although scholars have discussed the interconnection between urban reconstruction and identity renewal in post-war Rome, the role of transnational flows in this connection has been little studied. This research aims to examine the crucial and understudied period from 1944 to 1951 in post-war Rome, when the construction of a renewed national identity through reconstruction activities intersected intricate processes of exchange with other cultures. How did transnational flows and national renewal shape each other? Considering architecture and built environment can create and affirm cultural values, my research will explore the research question from the disciplinary perspective of urban heritage studies. It will investigate the reciprocal interchanges between Italian urban culture and other European/American cultures, evaluating their impacts on reconstruction strategies for Rome. Moreover, transnational flows imply different ways of viewing oneself and others in the formation of collective memories after trauma. In this vein, this research will contribute to the ongoing global debate on post-conflict cultural heritage and foster a better understanding of the shared cultural and political history embodied in Europe-wide post-war settlements.