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Civilisations. [Episode 8], The cult of progress /

David shows how in New Zealand one artist was co-opted by the Maori who used his sills to record their culture and celebrate their ancestors. As the 19th century came to an end, the certainties of industrial and scientific advance were increasingly questioned; many artists (Gauguin and Picasso among...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Leese, Ian (Director, Producer), Schreiber, Liev (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Progress > History.
Industrialization.
Technological innovations > History.
Art > Technological innovations.
Art > History.
Civilization > History.
Progrès > Histoire.
Industrialisation.
Innovations > Histoire.
Art > Innovations.
Art > Histoire.
Civilisation > Histoire.
Art.
Civilization.
Progress.
Technological innovations.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:David shows how in New Zealand one artist was co-opted by the Maori who used his sills to record their culture and celebrate their ancestors. As the 19th century came to an end, the certainties of industrial and scientific advance were increasingly questioned; many artists (Gauguin and Picasso amongst them) turned to non-Western art and culture for inspiration. And in the face of the catastrophic conflict of the First World War, the idea that progress, reason and industrial advance were guarantors of higher 'civilisation' was rejected.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2019).
Adapted from a program by David Olusoga.
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 minutes)
Playing Time:00:53:30