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The Image of Empire

Wed., April 24, 2019 | Melinda McCurdy

A placid river lazily flows past verdant hills, a high mountain retreat rests beneath towering pines, and delicate arches glow in the warmth of the setting sun.

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Virtual Model of a Masterful Wood Carving

Wed., April 24, 2019 | Justin Underhill

I am a digital art historian at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies American and early modern European art.

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Celia Paul and the Brontës

Wed., April 24, 2019 | Karla Ann Merino Nielsen, Ph.D.

Beautifully installed on the second floor of the Huntington Art Gallery, the "Celia Paul" exhibition invokes works by some of the 19th-century painters in The Huntington's permanent collection

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The Making of a Chinese Medicine Text

Tue., April 23, 2019

Sean Bradley, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington, explores the history and development of an early text on emergency Chinese medicine, the Zhouhou beiji fang 肘後備急方 (Emergency Medicines to Keep on Hand), by the 4th-century alchemist and scholar, Ge Hong 葛洪.

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Stereotypes and Stereotyping in the Early Modern World

Fri., April 19, 2019

The use and abuse of stereotypes is not limited to present-day politics. In this conference, experts in British and American history examine stereotypes related to such vital issues as race, religion, gender, nationality, and occupation. The program explores how stereotyping then, as now, persisted across different spheres of life; how individuals and groups responded; and with what consequences.

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Stereotypes and Stereotyping in the Early Modern World

Wed., April 17, 2019 | Peter Lake, Koji Yamamoto

Stereotyping in early modern England and its colonies deserves scrutiny in our time because stereotypes were pervasive

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Recent Lectures: Jan. 10–April 1, 2019

Wed., April 17, 2019 | Kevin Durkin

Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections.

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Off the Beaten Tracks: Little-Known Facts and Well-known Fiction about Chinese Railroad Workers

Wed., April 17, 2019

Sue Fawn Chung, professor emerita at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, presents facts and fictions about late 19th-century Chinese railroad workers, introducing newly published work on the subject: The Chinese and the Iron Road.