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Works That Shaped The WorldAuthor: ANU
Works That Shaped The World is back for 2020. This year we mark the 250th anniversary of the year 1770, a year of remarkable change on the cusp of the modern world. Works The Shaped The World explores humankind's great achievements and astonishing creations. Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing in 1969, the inaugural 2019 series explored the moon through topics ranging from Shakespeare and cinema, to environmental humanities and Pythagoras. Language: en Genres: Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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WTSTW 1770: The Gweagal Shield
Episode 1
Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
1770 was a year of change on the cusp of the modern world. It was the year that James Cook set sail on his first voyage aboard the Endeavour. In April, he and a party landed at Kamay, what Europeans would come to call Botany Bay. There an encounter took place. In the British Museum an objects sits behind glass, a shield baring the apparent scars of that encounter. But how much do we really know about the shield and the encounter it has come to presents? And how did this shield end up in the British Museum?Join Dr Maria Nugent for a fascinating talk that reveals new insights. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that the following program may contain references to people who have died.
