Revolutionary Things: Material Culture & Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World

When:
Monday, Jul 17, 2023 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boyleston St
Boston, MA 02215

EventScheduled OfflineEventAttendanceMode

Admission:
$10

Hosted by:
...
jbelknap1791 Massachusetts Historical Society

Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good

Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/events/revolutionary-things-material-culture-politics-late-eighteenth-century-atlantic-world

This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.


Please visit here to register.


Historian Ashli White explores the circulation of material culture during the American, French, and Haitian revolutions, arguing that in the late eighteenth century, radical ideals were contested through objects as well as in texts. She considers how revolutionary things, as they moved throughout the Atlantic, brought people into contact with these transformative political movements in visceral, multiple, and provocative ways. Focusing on a range of objects—ceramics and furniture, garments and accessories, prints, maps, and public amusements—White shows how material culture held political meaning for diverse populations. Enslaved and free, women and men, poor and elite—all turned to things as a means to realize their varied and sometimes competing visions of revolutionary change.

Share this event

Add to:

Reddit
07/17/2023 18:00:00 07/17/2023 19:00:00 America/New_York Revolutionary Things: Material Culture & Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World <p>This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare).&nbsp;<strong>The in-p...

https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/revolutionary-things-material-culture-politics-in-the-late-eighteenth-century-atlantic-world Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA 02215 false MM/DD/YYYY

Sponsored events