Painting of Silver Labourers in Potosí, Bolivia, from Translation of the History of the New World (c. 17th Century)
Dr. Saygin Salgirli mines the hidden link between four early modern empires, in a 17th century Painting of Silver Labourers in Potosí, Bolivia. In a peaceful mountain landscape, three labourers in col...
12 Mai 202217min
The Tragedy of Mustapha, Fulke Greville (1609) and Roger Boyle (1665)
Aisha Hussain plays out tropes of Ottoman Turks in English Orientalist theatre, in two 17th century productions of The Tragedy of Mustapha. In 1553, the Ottoman Sultan Soleyman ordered the murder of h...
28 Apr 202215min
Pierced Jade Scholar's Screen, China (19th Century) (EMPIRE LINES x Freud Museum Interview)
For EMPIRE LINES’ 40th episode, Professor Craig Clunas dials in from London’s Freud Museum to discuss their latest exhibition, Freud and China, shrinking the international networks of psychoanalysis.S...
14 Apr 202224min
Mining the Museum at the Maryland Historical Society, Fred Wilson (1992-1993)
Anna Ghadar turns back against colonial archives of Native American peoples, via Fred Wilson's 1992 exhibition at the Maryland Historical Society, Mining the Museum. Amidst precisely whittled arrowhea...
7 Apr 202217min
Old Britain Castles Ceramic Plate, Johnson Brothers (1930)
Dr. Jeanne Morgan Zarucchi fires up legacies of British colonialism in contemporary American consumption, through Johnson Brothers' Old Britain Castles Ceramic Plate, produced from 1930. Manufactured ...
24 Mar 202220min
Standard Willow Ceramic Plate, Josiah Spode (1800-1820)
Dr. Tim Murray smashes imperial stereotypes of Asia through tastes and trades, in a 19th century Standard Willow Ceramic Plate from Josiah Spode's Staffordshire pottery. Adorning dinner tables across ...
10 Mar 202216min
Water Splotch from the Bay of Bengal, Ship Diary of Levi Savage (1852-1853)
A. A. Bastian navigates the commercial and Christian aspirations of Euro-American trading empires in 19th century Asia, through a Water Splotch from the Bay of Bengal in Levi Savage's ship diary. Hugg...
24 Feb 202215min
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah, Elizabeth Hamilton (1796)
Dr. Mona Narain reimagines Britain through the eyes of the colonial Indian subject, via Elizabeth Hamilton's 1796 novel, Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah. Following the adventures of the f...
10 Feb 202221min
