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SUMMARY:Visions of Tutankhamun: the Modern History of an Ancient King - Pr
 ofessor Christina Riggs\, Durham University
DTSTART:20221118T173000Z
DTEND:20221118T183000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Alex Gushurst-Moore
DESCRIPTION:About\n\nHis name is famous around the world thanks to the dis
 covery of his intact burial in November 1922. But why did Tutankhamun’s 
 tomb inspire such fervour in the 1920s\, and how did his treasures later b
 ecome a staple of museum tours\, pop culture\, and politics? This lecture 
 will give a glimpse behind the gold\, to challenge some of the myths and a
 ssumptions about the excavation of the tomb – with a focus on the role o
 f visual culture in creating and sustaining them\, from photography and fi
 lm\, to museum displays\, commercial replicas\, and protest art.\n\nSpeake
 r\n\nChristina Riggs is Professor of the History of Visual Culture at Durh
 am University. Her books include Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Centu
 ry (2021)\, Photographing Tutankhamun (2019\, the first study ever underta
 ken of the photographic archive from the 1920s excavation)\, and Unwrappin
 g Ancient Egypt (2014\, which critiques the entwined histories of ‘mummy
 ’ unwrappings\, Egyptian archaeology\, and colonialism).\n\nTickets: htt
 ps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visions-of-tutankhamun-the-modern-history-of-a
 n-ancient-king-tickets-439583896267
LOCATION:Yusuf Hamied Theatre\, Christ’s College
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