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"Knowing with Images in the Age of Exploration: Maps, Monsters, & Natural History" (Borders & Belongings Talk with Surekha Davies)
Knowing with Images in the Age of Exploration: Maps, Monsters, and Natural History
Surekha Davies, Postdoctoral Fellow, Utrecht University
Monday, November 4th
5:00 - 7:00pm
HG 1030
This talk is part of the 2019-20 Illuminations Event Series and part of the UCI Humanities Center's Borders & Belonging Series.
Surekha Davies, Postdoctoral Fellow, Utrecht University
Monday, November 4th
5:00 - 7:00pm
HG 1030
This talk is part of the 2019-20 Illuminations Event Series and part of the UCI Humanities Center's Borders & Belonging Series.
This event was made possible by the gracious sponsorship from the UCI Humanities Center, UCI Illuminations, the Department of History, Department of Art History, Department of European Studies, Latin American Studies Center, Department of Classics, The Center for Early Cultures and Department of English.
Talk Description: How might we recognize and analyze scientific images from the past, without assuming that images that look different from what we expect are inaccurate or imaginary? This talk explores this question through images of sea monsters and Patagonian giants, two life-forms that appear frequently on early modern European maps. By analyzing the part played by map images in the Renaissance study of nature, it suggests new directions for early modern studies, and for research across disciplines on vision, nature, and the practice of science.
4000 Humanities Gateway
Irvine, CA 92697
History Nov 4 2019 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM HG 1030