"Crafting the Story of the Glassmakers of Herat" Film screening and talk

"Crafting the Story of the Glassmakers of Herat"Film screening and presentation
Produced by Corning material scientist Robert Brill and Magnum Photos-affiliated cinematographer Elliot Erwitt, the 1979 film "Glassmakers of Herat" layers footage of 20th-century glassmakers in Afghanistan with a reading of ancient cuneiform texts on glassmaking. The film posits the contemporary artisans as the last remaining "vestiges" of ancient Mesopotamian glass knowledge. We will screen the film, followed by a presentation by Anna Riley on the historical conditions under which the film was made and the afterlives of its narrative.

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