The Cult of Progress -
civilizations

Sat, Jan 31 8:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)

Examine the rise and fall of "progress" as an ideology, and see how the "civilizing" project that arose from Enlightenment ideas was fraught with contradictions that troubled European artists in different ways.

Duration: 54 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 108

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Sat, Jan 31	8:00 P.M.	The Cult of Progress NH World (11.3)
Sun, Feb 1	1:00 A.M.	The Cult of Progress NH World (11.3)

About Civilizations:

Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale.

Programs reveal the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures.

Watch Civilizations - Clips, Episodes & Previews

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How Do We Look?

God and Art

Paradise on Earth

Renaissances

Encounters

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Sat, Jan 10	3:00 A.M.	God and Art NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Jan 10	4:00 A.M.	Encounters NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 15	3:00 A.M.	Paradise On Earth NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 15	4:00 A.M.	Color and Light NHPBS (11.1)
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Sat, Jan 17	8:00 P.M.	How Do We Look? NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jan 17	9:00 P.M.	God and Art NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jan 18	12:00 A.M.	The Second Moment of Creation NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jan 18	1:00 A.M.	How Do We Look? NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jan 18	2:00 A.M.	God and Art NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jan 18	9:00 A.M.	God and Art NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 20	5:00 A.M.	The Second Moment of Creation NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 20	11:00 A.M.	The Second Moment of Creation NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 21	5:00 A.M.	How Do We Look? NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 21	11:00 A.M.	How Do We Look? NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 22	5:00 A.M.	God and Art NH World (11.3)