Duration: 59'00''
David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère | Civilisations
David Olusoga explores the controversy of Manet's ''A Bar at the Folies-Bergère'' and its signalling of prostitution.
Impressionism | Civilisations
David Olusoga explores the beginnings of Impressionism and how ground-breaking the movement was at the time.
Māori art | Civilisations
David Olusoga explores Māori art and the importance of the tattoo.
Native American Indigenous Peoples | Civilisations
David Olusoga views paintings of Native American Indigenous peoples by George Catlin.
Orientalism | Civilisations
David Olusoga discusses the theory of Orientalism, as depicted in painting.
Picasso and Primitivism | Civilisations
Picasso admired Gauguin's explorations of non-European art and ''primitive art'' would be a big influence on his work.
The Industrial Revolution | Civilisations
David Olusoga the social, cultural and scientific changes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, as depicted in art.
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6: Clash of Civilisations | Africa's Great Civilisations
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Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity.
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6: Freedom | Michael Wood: The Story of India
Michael Wood examines the British Raj and traces the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.
British colony and safari culture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power
Afua Hirsch investigates the British colony in Kenya and the development of safari culture.
British creation of Kenya | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power
Afua Hirsch discusses the British creation of Kenya in 1885 and subsequent colonial projects there.
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Social housing development | A House Through Time
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Kitchener and British Empire Historiography | A Timewatch Guide
David Olusoga explains how perceptions of empire have shifted throughout different generations.
Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates the British independent slave owners.
West India Docks and the sugar economy | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
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