bortxeta82.bsky.social
Professor of Art History at UNED. I research early modern art in the Mediterranean, as well as issues of alterity and race. Member of the Young Academy of Spain and the Young Academy of Europe. https://uned.academia.edu/BorjaFranco
👤 Joined on 30 October 2023
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@bortxeta82.bsky.socialJames Forten heard the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776; he participated in the American Revolution & fought for its ideals long after the war. A skilled entrepreneur & ardent abolitionist, his wife & daughters founded the 1st interracial antislavery society for women.
Show PostVery happy to have participated as a speaker in Controversial Images in Public Contexts, the first event of the European project CIRCE, organized by UNED and the Museo de América. www.uned.es/universidad/...
Show Post🏛️ ¿Cómo afrontamos hoy el legado visual de la esclavitud y el colonialismo? La UNED y el Museo de América han reunido a especialistas internacionales en el congreso 'Controversial Images in Public Contexts', primera actividad científica del proyecto europeo CIRCE.
Show PostI'm so pleased to announce this new book series with @dgb-mem.bsky.social - Genders & Sexualities in the Early Modern World Series Editors: Elizabeth Rhodes, James Daybell & Merry Wiesner-Hanks brill.com/page/forthco... Image: The Concert, 1623, by Gerrit van Honthorst; National Gallery of Art
Show PostHey global early modernists, the Forum on Early-modern Empires and Global Interactions has joined Bluesky! This lively community of scholars comes together for biennial conferences & awards book & article prizes. Follow @feegiconference.bsky.social & check out feegi.org/index.html. #earlymodern
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