London Review of International Law Annual Lecture: Prof Susan Marks, ‘Trucanini’s Stare’

Trucanini, a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who lived from 1812 to 1876, was once said to be the ‘last of her race’. The fact that there is today a thriving Indigenous community in Tasmania testifies to the falsity of that claim but, at the time, one consequence of it was that she attracted considerable interest from colonial photographers. This lecture will present some of the photographs taken of Trucanini, and will ask what we can learn from them about the interrelation of racial ‘science’, colonial photography and human dignity.

Speaker: Susan Marks 

Chair: Stephen Humphreys

This event operates on a first come first serve basis, please arrive early to ensure you have a seat.