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1800s Empire
What was the impact of the 3 year barricade of the French on Valletta? Followed by plague? Do people leave Valletta and if then how long does it take for people to move back? Does property change hands? What new opportunities are offered within the new order of things and to whom?
New hierarchies; how do the British assert their power in Valletta: tangible (Eg. flags, emblems) intangible - Civil Service; Military basis to ceremonies and impact on local culture: eg. brass bands; where do new fashions arrive from (fabric, cloth ... Ville de Londres) and how are they displayed
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How role does water play in 19th century Valletta? - trade, drinking water, sanitary systems in houses, sewers, use within discourses of progress. How did people wash? How often? what is considered clean for the streets and inside houses?
Valletta/Malta is no longer the seat of power but a peripheral outpost of a world empire. What new trade routes are established? Who are the people passing through Valletta?
1600s A living City
Commercial entrepot - what trade routes was Malta part of? What routes did trade follow in and out of Valletta and through the Island?
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How does Water define the City?: harbour; hygiene; fresh water. How did different classes wash? How often?
Popular culture: What was the lingua franca of Valletta? What connections did Knights keep with their old countries? What fashions, food etc were offered in Valletta?
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1900s Modernity
Industrialisation: of the Grand Harbour and services; on food production (eg. canned food) ; new transport systems bringing people and services to Valletta by land rather than sea. from rediffusion to Xandir Malta; tourism: sun and beaches
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World War II - destruction and reconstruction. Harrison and Hubbard; Social Housing; exodus; welfare state.
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Independence. Departure of the Services from Valletta: impact on commerce and commercial importance of Valletta. Does Valletta hold any symbolic importance to the new nation and its chosen symbols? Museum of Valletta.
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1566-1600
- Valletta becomes the CENTRE 2. Establishing a foothold
for the Order (religious, military, hospitalliers)
Establish a safe stronghold - why was this so important for the Order? How did it influence the design?
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a planned City - what City was planned? - the philosophy and vision; rules for building; hygiene; challenges of Valletta's topography
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Sacred and ritualized spaces - how long does it take for parishes to be established? Who are the saints who first make an appearance? When do feasts emerge? What ceremonies establish themselves early on? What was their role? Would they have drawn people from all classes and were they a system to distribute charity?
Broad emerging themes: Inside/outside (Home-street; Valletta-Malta; Island of Malta-Europe/Mediterranean/World) street scapes and ideology; Sacred space and time; role of the Harbour; Enterprise; Spectacle/theatricality