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A unique discussion on how a scholar and a novelist treat the same subject, in this case an extraordinary imperial expedition to India and Central Asia in the mid-1850s. Christopher Kloeble took WIGH Fellow Moritz von Brescius's book German Science in the Age of Empire (Cambridge University Press, 2019), and turned it into an international bestseller The Museum of the World about the Schlagintweit Expedition to British India under the auspices of the East India Company and Alexander von Humboldt. We will talk about the historical and contemporary significance of this expedition.
The discussion will be moderated by Nikhil Rao, Associate Professor of History, Wellesley College.
This event is in person only, free, and in English. Visit the Eventbrite site here for tickets.