Travel Photography & Africa’s Image
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Until the advent of portable cameras in the 1850s, Africa was known only through explorers’ travelogues, engravings of paintings, fanciful fiction and legend. Photography offered a way to dramatically change that. The talk will examine who the early photographers were, what they did and did not photograph, how they publicized their work and what impact it had on the Victorian image of Africa. The backdrop is the expansion of the British Empire, with examples drawn mainly from southern Africa.
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MCLL offers a program of lectures both online and on campus, presented by MCLL members, other lifelong learning centres and faculty members who share their research on a variety of topics. The fee is $10 per lecture, and does not include MCLL membership benefits.