Heritage in the Limelight Events
Technologies of Memory and Affect Exhibition and Conference - Flinders University
Workshop
Technologies of Memory and Affect ‘Technologies of Memory and Affect’ is an interdisciplinary two day conference, a visual methodologies workshop, and an exhibition to be held in Adelaide immediately prior to the Adelaide Fringe Festival from February 16-17 2017 Keynotes: Professor Deb…
Hugh Rayner's Lantern Slide lecture and Reenactment at the Oriental Museum, Durham University
Workshop
A brief overview of Simla; as seen through the eyes of some of the first photographers, professional and amateur, to have worked there. This lecture depicts the development of Simla from the mid 1850’s through to the 1900’s, illustrated with a range of rare photographs taken from the private…
Visualising Human Rights Conference
Workshop
This event explores the powerful role of photography in shaping our understanding of human rights. Historically images have been a crucial way of disseminating ideas, creating a sense of proximity between peoples across the globe, and notions of a shared humanity. In recent years scholars have…
Magic Lantern Show Reenactment: The Tragic Drowning Fatality
Art forum
This magic lantern show tells the story of an actual double drowning in the Shoalhaven River at Bundanon. Local actors will read newspaper reports and give the testimony of eyewitnesses that were published in the Shoalhaven Telegraph on Wednesday 1 February 1922. The original magic lantern slides…
The Projected Image Heritage in Australia and New Zealand Symposium
Conference
Notes from the symposium The Projected Image Heritage of Australia and New Zealand symposium was held at the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, ANU, 14 December 2012. Professor Paul Pickering from the Research School of Humanities and the Arts welcomed us with an overview of the magic…