Online
May 2020
Convened by Dr Zehra Jumabhoy
This series of four online seminars traced some of the historic interactions between South Asia and Wales.
Week One, Seminar One: Exploring Colonial Conversations brought together visual artists from India and Wales, whose multi-media work explores themes of identity, migration, colonialisation and collaboration; paying particular attention to Swansea’s status as the second city of Sanctuary.
Week One, Seminar Two: Miniatures and The West facilitated discussions between curators, art historians and artists on the two-way traffic between painting in the Mughal courts and European styles.
Week Two, Seminar Three: The Robert Clive Collections and Gifts Re-Examined looked at the origins of the collection of Powis Castle in Wales, tracing the relationship between colonialism and acquisition.
Week Two, Seminar Four: Cultural Interactions offered a launching pad for further inter-cultural and multi-disciplinary debates surrounding the relationship between South Asia and Wales.
The seminar series Imperial Subjects was led by British Art Network bursary awardee Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and South Asian art historian Dr Zehra Jumabhoy.
All events in this series
Imperial Subjects Online Seminar Series: Week 2
