Scientific Racism on Display: Representations of Indigenous Cultures and Societies at the Turn of the 20th Century
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https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10497Abstract
Through the analysis of photographs and newspapers, I analyze specific representations of indigenous people and cultures in the public arena, such as in museums and World’s Fairs. Using and modifying Edward Said’s model of Orientalism, I argue that these representations reinforced problematic and damaging ideas about aboriginal people.
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2011-06-07
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Williamson, C. (2011). Scientific Racism on Display: Representations of Indigenous Cultures and Societies at the Turn of the 20th Century. Constellations, 2(2), 90–107. https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10497
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Grappling with Racism in History