0472 - Human Zoo Postcards

Course Description

Human zoo exhibits were popular across nineteenth-century Europe. The exhibits and their captive participants were documented in thousands of postcards. This talk has two goals. First, it offers an historical overview of human zoos and summarizes a 2019 research trip to Austria and Germany. During the talk, opportunities will be offered to read and translate messages on postcards. Second, this talk seeks volunteers who may wish to become occasional collaborators by reading and translating messages on postcards that will be scanned during a return trip to Germany in Fall 2024.

Instructor

Judith A. Nicholson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, where she teaches about the persistence of residual media, notably postcards, and about early mobile media with a focus on the car as communication medium. Judith joined the university in 2008. 

 Location

Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion (101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, ON)

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Notes

• Lecture Time :  130-300 pm
• Lecture Cost:  $14.00 + HST

• Participants must register for the class before the start date of the course. There will be no opportunity for purchase the day the class begins.

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• Lectures are non-refundable

• Contact

  Please email lall@wlu.ca with any questions