Lecture by María Ruiz (UCordoba): female vampires in Gothic literature (Erasmus+ mobility).

The role of visual culture in historical memory. Contested heritage: The case of museums. Analysing Thomas Jones Barker’s painting The Secret of England’s Greatness.  

Overview of course contents. Guidelines for the test. 

Readings: 

Procter, Alice. The Whole Picture. Nd: Cassell (Introduction and ch. 10: “England’s Greatness”) 

Visual texts:  

Thomas Jones Barker, The Secret of England’s Greatness, c.1862–3 

The role of visual culture in historical memory. Drake’s Jewel. Watching the introduction of John Akomfrah’s documentary The Stuart Hall Project (2013). 

Visual texts: The Stuart Hall Project (dir. Akomfrah, 2013)  

Readings: 

Olusoga, David. 2016. Black and British: A Forgotten History. London: Macmillan (Introduction)