[PODCAST] Global Bones – Christian Relics as Global Actors
Abstract
PODCAST : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIvXwm6Aex0&t=130s
Hélène Dupraz Sancho, SNSF PhD candidate in Art History, University of Bern
Have you ever thought about the significance of bones in history, religions or even politics? In this new episode of the Fieldnotes & Footnotes podcast, Hélène Dupraz Sancho explores how Christian relics became global actors in the Early Modern era and what they can reveal about colonial society and history in today's Mexico. Her research is part of the SNSF-funded GLOBO project.
Global Bones Blog: https://globo.hypotheses.org/
Global Bones UniBE Website: https://globo.unibe.ch/
Title image: “Procession from Tlatelolco to Tepeyac imploring Guadalupe to appease the plague of 1554” by an unknown Mexican artist (public domain, sourced from Wikimedia Commons)
Hélène Dupraz Sancho, SNSF PhD candidate in Art History, University of Bern
Have you ever thought about the significance of bones in history, religions or even politics? In this new episode of the Fieldnotes & Footnotes podcast, Hélène Dupraz Sancho explores how Christian relics became global actors in the Early Modern era and what they can reveal about colonial society and history in today's Mexico. Her research is part of the SNSF-funded GLOBO project.
Global Bones Blog: https://globo.hypotheses.org/
Global Bones UniBE Website: https://globo.unibe.ch/
Title image: “Procession from Tlatelolco to Tepeyac imploring Guadalupe to appease the plague of 1554” by an unknown Mexican artist (public domain, sourced from Wikimedia Commons)
Date Issued
2026
Publication Type
Other
Language(s)
en
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https://www.wbkolleg.unibe.ch/index_eng.html
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