UPCOMING EVENT: 9 October, Dr Susanna Ivanic: ‘Objects and Environments in Early Modern Central Europe’
On 9 October Dr Susanna Ivanic from the University of Kent will present in the History Departmental Seminar on ‘Objects and Environments in Early Modern Central Europe.’ The seminar will take place in Roscoe 2.3 at 13:00 and all Collective members are welcome to attend!
Abstract: Central Europe offers a unique perspective on early modern transcultural history. Distinctive among geographies considered in global histories, Central Europe foregrounds land connections involving multiple borderlands, communities, and empires. It encompasses multiethnic and multilingual entities, and—often due to its valuable resources—highly fluid political, religious, and cultural environments. Material culture – particularly the production of artefacts – facilitated connections across and beyond this vast region. This paper will examine how deep object biography extending to the environment and museological practice can reorient Central Europe’s place in history. At the centre of the study are chalcedony objects from Rudolf II’s Kunstkammer in Prague, 1576-1612.
Image Credit: Martino Rota, Emperor Rudolf II in Armour (1550), Public Domain
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