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SUMMARY:Photography and the art of science in nineteenth-century India - D
 avid Arnold (University of Warwick)
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CONTACT:Lewis Bremner
DESCRIPTION:What is the function and effect of photography in relation to 
 science and technology in a colonial situation like that of India in the 1
 9th century? This presentation considers the part played by photography in
  the making and dissemination of scientific knowledge and the sited ration
 ality of empire – from monumentality to microscopy\, from hydraulic engi
 neering and bovine photography to biology and medicine. It assesses the li
 mitations of photography relative to other forms of visual (and non-visual
 ) representation and the creative role of both European and Indian artists
 .
LOCATION:Arts School Lecture Theatre A
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