Visualising Glocalization

Dr. Rubén Montoya González received his PhD in Archaeology at the University of Leicester, where he specialized in Classical Art History, Archaeology, and Global Studies. He completed his BA in History at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a specialization in Classical Archaeology at Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma. Throughout his academic career, he has been awarded international grants and scholarships to conduct research in the U.K., U.S., Italy, and Spain. He regularly publishes scholarly articles and books on Roman art, archaeology, and social theory, as well as science-dissemination articles in National Geographic, Historia y Vida, and La Vanguardia. He has recently been a Margarita Salas Researcher at Universidad de Alcalá. Currently, he serves as an Associated Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome and an Adjunct Professor in Humanities at IE University (Spain), where he teaches courses in archaeology and research methodology.

Foreword







Chapter 1. Introduction 


Research Aim and Objectives 


Hispania Baetica: Geography, Economy and Territorial Organisation 


Contextualising the Study of Villas and Mosaics in Hispania and in the Baetica province 


Data Collection, Collation, and Analytical Methods 


Structure of the Book 







Chapter 2. The Global, the Local, and the Glocal 


Introduction 


Globalization and the Roman World 


Towards Glocalization as a Framework 


Conclusion 







Chapter 3. Form and Architecture of Baetican Villa Spaces


Introduction 


Room Types across Baetican Villas 


Conclusion 







Chapter 4. Villa Pavements in Context


Introduction 


A Decorative Typology for the Study of Villa Décor 


Types of Pavements by Types of Rooms Across Baetican Villas 


Types of Pavements Across Types of Rooms in Baetican Villas 


Conclusion 







Chapter 5. Baetican Villa Pavements, Architectural Contexts and Spatial Function


Introduction 


Grouping Room Types 


Types of Pavements in ‘Predominantly Representational’ and ‘Predominantly Non-Representational’ Character Areas in Baetican Villas 


Arrangement of the Decorative Patterns of Mosaic Pavements and Possible Functions 


Subject Matter, Space and Function 


Conclusion 







Chapter 6. From Global Phenomena to Glocal Realities: the case of Baetican villas 


Introduction 


Glocalization and Baetican villas 


Glocalization and the Display of Iconographies in a Seemingly Globalised Koine 


A Hispano-Roman ‘villa model’? Baetican villas within the Iberian Peninsula 


Conclusion 







Chapter 7. Conclusion 


Villa Spaces and Pavements in Hispania Baetica 


Assessing the Frequency in the Display of Pavements across Villa Spaces 


Assessing the Relationship Pavements-Space-Function and the Existence of a Hierarchical Use of Pavements in Villas 


Investigating the Existence of Distribution Patterns Regarding the Types of Decoration and Decorative Scenes by Room Type 


Glocalization, Baetican Villas and the Roman World: Future Research 







Bibliography 







Appendix A. A Gazetteer for the Study of Villa Décor from Hispania Baetica


 


Appendix B. Villa Spaces, Architectural Features and Types of Pavements by Room Types