Guest lecture
Romantic Extraction and the Colonial Forest

Art historian Stephanie O'Rourke will speak on the topic of "Romantic Extraction and the Colonial Forest", drawing on her forthcoming book “Picturing Landscape in an Age of Extraction: Europe and Its Colonial Networks, 1780–1850” (University of Chicago Press, 2025). She will explore the connection between art, Romanticism and extraction, and examine the 19th century against the backdrop of climate change and colonial exploitation.