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Personification of Continents. Stereotypes or Early Ethnography Sources in the Rijksmuseum Collection Four continents were known in early-modern Europe: America, Europe, Asia and Africa. A popular theme in European art and cultural representation was the imagination of the continents in female figures or personifications displaying or wearing specific attributes ascribed to these continents. By contrasting the continents European artists showed specific presumptions about what it meant t...

This document provides lectures notes about: 1) Lecture 1: The Greek World 2) Lecture 2: Rome and its Empire 3) Lecture 3: Early and high Middle Ages 4) Lecture 4: The high and late Middle Ages 5) Lecture 5: Renaissance 6) Lecture 6: The reformation and counter reformation 7) Lecture 7: War, State formation and Urbanization in Europe 8) Lecture 8: European ‘Discovery’ and expansion c. 9) Lecture 9: Scientific revolution 10) Lecture 10: The age of “modernization”

This document explores the concept of "contested cultural heritage," emphasizing that cultural heritage is dynamic, often disputed, and shaped by various groups to assert identity, authority, and power. It highlights how heritage is not just preserved but actively constructed, often leading to tensions between different groups over ownership and meaning. This contestation involves issues such as cultural appropriation, erasure, and neglect, with examples like Confederate monuments and African ...