Wetenschap op de kermis: De verspreiding van technologie, kennis en spektakel in Belgische provinciesteden tijdens het fin-de-siècle
This article discusses the role of itinerant show people in the popularization of science and technology in the history of the Belgian fairground. Through a number of case studies at the fair in Ghent of 1892, I will demonstrate how fairground artists were key in the introduction of new technology, the popularization of knowledge about the human body and the dissemination of a visual culture amongst ordinary people across the social spectrum. The article will first provide a brief history of the fair and then focus on three specific areas: spectacular technology in mechanical theatres, the bod... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Schlagwörter: | Histoire culturelle / Histoire de la technique / Histoire des sciences / Autres arts du spectacle / Folklore |
Sprache: | Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28519519 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/305212 |