HART0107 Postcoloniality, Colonialism and Art in the British Empire - Indicative weekly topics

The module will cover the following topics, which may be subject to variation depending on developments in academic research and the interests of the class:

Autumn term:
1            Introduction: Creole Things

2            Empire/Exotica in 18th-century London

3            The Aesthetic of the Exotic: Art and Exploration

4            Fabricating Race

5            Colour Fast

6            Photography and Empire I          

Spring term
1            Photography as Poison

2            Art and Sedition

3            Between Magic and Taboo

4            Vibrancy of Matter? Gold, Carbon, Steel, Crypto currencies and empire

5            Global Waste

6            Windrush, Rivers of Blood