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<span lang="EN-US">Hi everyone, </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">the empyre mini conference was a great way to begin our week.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">I am writing from Treaty 1, where I am studying a rich archive of 700 black and white photographs taken by Dr T. G. Hamilton and his wife Lillian Hamilton, a trained nurse during the 1920s in Winnipeg. </span>It is interesting to note that
Dr Hamilton was able to keep up his reputation as a respected medical doctor and an active Presbyterian despite his own growing belief in discarnate spirits. He also became a bit of a celebrity and gave 87 lectures around Canada, USA and UK. The Hamiltons
owned 12 cameras, and worked steadily to improve the quality of flash photographs of ectoplasmic excretions. The resulting images are modernist in style and so aesthetically interesting that the Hamilton Family Fonds is the most used archive at the University
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<span lang="EN-US">Look forward to chatting about ghosts, technology and the new age with you all.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Best,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Serena</span></p>
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<div style="font-size:13px; font-family:Tahoma">Dr. Serena Keshavjee</div>
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Coordinator, Curatorial Practices Stream, Cultural Studies MA Program</div>
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515 Portage Ave<br>
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