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SUMMARY:The fall of Johnstown: exhibiting disasters at the turn of the 20t
 h century - Anders Ekström (Uppsala University)
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CONTACT:Helen Curry
DESCRIPTION:The talk will explore aspects of the history of what may be la
 belled the disaster display or disaster show. This refers to a particular 
 genre of multimedia re-enactments of extreme events that developed in the 
 context of temporary exhibitions and popular amusements in the 19th and ea
 rly 20th centuries. Disaster displays typically involved visual representa
 tions\, sound effects\, fireworks\, lectures and theatrical performances\,
  and invited their audiences to experience distant wars\, earthquakes\, vo
 lcanic eruptions\, fire fighting and floods. In offering a blend of specia
 l effects and the thrills of authenticity\, disaster shows copied and comp
 eted with\, and sometimes incorporated\, some of the traits of a variety o
 f attractions in turn-of-the-century popular visual culture\, such as seri
 alized wax displays\, moving panoramas and early film.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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