PDF-[READ]-The Victorian Eye: A Political History of Light and Vision in Britain, 1800-1910

During the nineteenth century Britain became the first gaslit society with electric lighting arriving in 1878 At the same time the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture To answer that question Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge And he contends that contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal societyThe Victorian Eyes innovative interdisciplinary approachand generous illustrationswill captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain visual culture technology and urbanization. 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During the Victorian era Britain was economically and culturally the world’s most powerful nation.. The Victorian Period. Victorians thought of themselves living in a time of great change.. Growth. Prosperity. Progress. Peace and Economic Growth: Britannia Rules. Empire grew steadily until 1900. India. Collection Notes 6. Victorian Period (1832-1901) Collection Notes from your text. What social and political factors affected life in Victorian England?. What did Victorians value?. How did discoveries in science affect people’s beliefs?. jfitzake@d.umn.edu. http://www.d.umn.edu/~jfitzake/Lectures/Teaching.html. Critical Facts. There are two fundamental protective mechanisms for the eye. Regulation of eyelid position (including . BLINKING. absorbs . light rays from our environment and transforms them in such a way that the information in the brain can be processed further. . The . eye and brain form a unit that has developed together in the course of evolution (visual system). . During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society.The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations­—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.