Tate Britain’s exhibition Turner’s Modern World reveals how J.M.W. Turner painted conflicts from the classical era through to the Napoleonic Wars. This online panel discussion brings together perspectives from art, history and sociology to explore how experiences of war continue to shape our understanding of the modern world.
- How has the modern world been defined by war?
- How do conflicts such as the Battle of Trafalgar or the Siege of Seringapatam continue to resonate in British culture and beyond?
- What role have artists played in shaping our impressions of war?
Considering these questions will be historian Margaret MacMillan and theorist Gurminder Bhambra. The discussion will be chaired by Amy Concannon, curator of Turner’s Modern World.
There will also be a chance for audience members to ask questions and contribute to the conversation.
Biographies
Gurminder Bhambra
Gurminder Bhambra is Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies at the University of Sussex. She is the author of Connected Sociologies (2014) and the award-winning Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination (2007).
Amy Concannon
Amy Concannon is Curator of British Art (1790–1850) at Tate Britain
Margaret MacMillan
Margaret MacMillan is Professor of History at the University of Toronto and emeritus Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. Her latest book is War: How Conflict Shaped Us (2020).
