Visual Cultures of the British World

The 15th Conference of the Australasian Modern British History Association

September 15-16, 2007

Program and Invitations

Conference Report

Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney

Generously sponsored by the
Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University;
The Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney;
and the Australian National Maritime Museum

Convened by Dr Kate Fullagar, University of Sydney
and Tina Parolin, Australian National University

Confirmed international keynote speakers include:
John Barrell, University of York
Gregory Claeys, Royal Holloway College, London
James Chandler, University of Chicago

This year’s AMBHA conference focuses on the rich and diverse forms of visual culture in modern British history. The convenors hope to encourage exchange among scholars involved in the analysis of visuality and visual records of the past. A visual culture will be defined broadly, from a discipline involving visual analysis to a circle of visual-art practitioners, from a graphic record of an event or a community to a historic theory of art and the visual. The conference will highlight the importance of visual culture in understanding Britain’s past, especially in the fields of politics, commerce, biography, and imperial expansion.

The convenors particularly welcome papers that understand Britain as a global phenomenon in the modern era, encompassing the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern, and diasporic worlds. Any time period from Britain’s first empire to the present is acceptable.

Conveners: kfullagar@gmail.com & tina.parolin@anu.edu.au

For further information about the conference, please contact the convenors.