Detalls del llibre
From the 1870s to the second decade of the twentieth century, more than fifty exhibitions of so-called exotic people took place in Denmark. This book draws on unique archival material newly discovered in Copenhagen, including photographs, documentary evidence and newspaper articles to offer new insights and perspectives on the exhibitions both in Copenhagen and in other European cities. Employing post-colonial and feminist approaches to the material, the author sheds fresh light on the staging of exhibitions, the daily life of the exhibitees, the wider connections between shows across Europe and the thinking of the time on matters of race, science, gender and sexuality. A window onto contemporary racial understandings, Human Exhibitions presents interviews with the descendants of displayed people, connecting the attitudes and science of the past with both our (continued) modern fascination with ?the exotic?, and contemporary language and popular culture.
Llegir més - Autor/a Dr Rikke Andreassen
- ISBN13 9781472422453
- ISBN10 1472422457
- Pàgines 224
- Any Edició 2015
- Fecha de publicación 28/06/2015
Ressenyes i valoracions
Human Exhibitions Race, Gender and Sexuality in Ethnic Displays
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- Dr Rikke Andreassen
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- ASHGATE (2015)
- 9781472422453



