South East Asian Soirée: Imagining Indochina (3/5)
Thursday, November 19th at 5 PM Eastern Time
Today, let’s head off into the jungle, like Indiana Jones, and re-discover the temples of Angkor. We’ll travel back in time to find out that although Frenchman Henri Mouhot did not really “discover” Angkor, his published account did play a major role in awakening Europe’s interest in the “lost” temple city, and how shortly afterwards French navigational expeditions along the Mekong returned with sculptures that were displayed at the Paris World Fairs. In passing, we will come across a motorcar driving from Vietnam to Angkor Wat in 1908, a future culture minister stealing exquisite carvings from a remote temple, and of course we’ll take a whirlwind tour of the site as it is now: temple-pyramids, giants’ causeways, face towers, underwater sculptures and great walls of narrative relief.
Virtual Soirée presentation procedure:
Dana and our guide will arrive at the meeting 10 minutes in advance for those of you who would like to say hello and make sure your zoom settings are ready. The presentation will start promptly at the scheduled hour, and Dana will begin the meeting by muting the microphones and introducing our speaker. The talk will be recorded. The lecture will last about 45 minutes and afterward Dana will moderate a Q&A session. If you show up late, no worries, you will be muted upon entry.
After the tour, you will receive a follow-up email with a recording of the event. You will be able to access this recording until December 31st, 2020.
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