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Week 8 Civilisations: The debate

Updated Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Dr Leon Wainwright, a reader in Art History, will be discussing episode eight of Civilisations on Thursday 19th April at 10pm. Let us know your thoughts in this discussion hub...

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Why does this episode refer to the “cult” of progress? And who were the winners and who were the losers in the drive toward “progress” that implicated the art, architecture and visual culture of this period?

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