Female Icons / Performing Evidence: AUGUSTINE

http://www.geuzen.org/female_icons

As the veritable ’star’ of the photographic iconography of hysteria that was assembled under the direction of Jean-Martin Charcot in the late 19th century, Augustine has become an icon of a particular fantasy of femininity. Her photographs have been a source of inspiration as well as intense critical debate, both then and now. But Augustine also represents a particular fantasy of scientific representation, and exposes in an exemplary way how the scientific apparatus produces the phenomena it claims to merely examine. The event will be streamed live from Rotterdam at: http://www.geuzen.org/female_icons A chat channel will be open for the duration of the lecture..

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