{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UCR ARTS","provider_url":"https:\/\/ucrarts.ucr.edu","author_name":"katyp","author_url":"https:\/\/ucrarts.ucr.edu\/author\/katyp\/","title":"Shaping the Imperialist Imagination - UCR ARTS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cGHjyfwUS5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucrarts.ucr.edu\/exhibitions\/shaping-the-imperialist-imagination\/\">Shaping the Imperialist Imagination<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ucrarts.ucr.edu\/exhibitions\/shaping-the-imperialist-imagination\/embed\/#?secret=cGHjyfwUS5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Shaping the Imperialist Imagination&#8221; &#8212; UCR ARTS\" data-secret=\"cGHjyfwUS5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ucrarts.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shaping-imperialist-imagination.jpg","thumbnail_width":1575,"thumbnail_height":900,"description":"Step into the fascinating world of early stereographic technology and discover how these immersive images\u2014the television of their era\u2014shaped American attitudes toward other cultures. This exhibition examines how these popular 3D photographs allowed Americans to \"travel\" globally without leaving their homes, while subtly reinforcing notions of cultural hierarchy and imperial superiority. UCR undergraduates have curated this exhibition as part of their capstone seminar in the History of Art.\u00a0Drawing on the CMP's extensive stereographic collection, the exhibition reveals how this popular parlor entertainment created visual narratives about American territories, Native Americans, and European colonies that reinforced Western paradigms of cultural dominance. Each carefully selected stereographic view tells a story about how \"armchair travel\" helped codify American identity through constructed images of otherness\u2014visual attitudes that continue to influence our perceptions today."}