Living Ethnological Exhibits: The Case of 1886

Mathur, Saloni

doi:10.1525/can.2000.15.4.492

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“…More nuanced histories of colonial expositions reveal how the disciplinary effects of the exhibitionary complex have been incomplete at best (Kramer, 1999;Mathur, 2000). Against interpretations of world fairs as visual schoolrooms charged with displaying the orderliness of empire (Breckenridge, 1989;Corbey, 1993), this research foregrounds the profoundly incoherent aspects of expositions.…”

Section: Colonial Expositions Human Displays and Heritage Tourismmentioning

confidence: 91%

Native subjects on display: reviving the colonial exposition in Marcos' Philippines

Espiritu

2012

Social Identities

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Section: Colonial Expositions Human Displays and Heritage Tourismmentioning

confidence: 91%

Native subjects on display: reviving the colonial exposition in Marcos' Philippines

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2012

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“…3 of The Essential Works of Michel Foucault, 1954-1984, ed. James D. Faubion (New York: New Press, 1973/2000. 21 Foucault,Discipline and Punish,[202][203] subject, Mitchell argues that when French colonizers subsequently went to Egypt to experience the "real" Cairo, they saw it as an exhibit to be ordered.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Uma grande parte da literatura erudita relativa às exibições públicas e mostras de objetos e pessoas nos séculos XIX e XX se baseiam na noção de "observação", frequentemente naquela que pode estar ligada às escritas de Foucault sobre panoptismo e vigilância (LEONARDO, 1998;HOFFENBERG, 2001;MATHUR, 2000). Na atual literatura educacional, a contemplação também se caracteriza de forma proeminente por análises de tecnologia para governança (POPKEWITZ e BRENNAN, 1998).…”

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“…Em O Nascimento da Clínica ele fala da observação médica, enquanto que em A Ordem de Coisas ele argumentou que a aparência da imagem de "Homem" em Las Meninas "exigiu que todo espaço de representação devesse pelo menos ser relaxado para a observação corporal (FOUCAULT, 1971, p. 312;JAY, 1993) ". Neste ponto, focalizarei o trabalho de Foucault sobre observação conforme se relaciona à noção de panoptismo (FOUCAULT, 1979;1977/1980/2000. O uso por Foucault do panóptico de Jeremy Bentham -para ilustrar como o poder disciplinar circula e opera sobre os corpos -é bem conhecido na crítica contemporânea.…”

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Challenging the Gaze: The Subject of Attention and a 1915 Montessori Demonstration Classroom

Sobe

2016

cad.hist.educ

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“…According to Tony Bennett, the exhibitions played "a pivotal role in the formation of the modern state and are fundamental to its conception" working as a an "educative and civilizing" agency (Bennett, 1988: 79). By doing this, these exhibitions "created a powerful stock of images of the non-Western world for European consumption" where all sorts of entertainments were used to attract the public (Mathur, 2000;Benedict, 1991: 5-9). Moreover, the exhibitions also reflected a "cross-cultural character" where the "indigenous cultures" of the British Empire were displayed.…”

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Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886

Albuquerque¹

2016

Cult. Hist. Digit. J.

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This paper uses the example of the British Guiana Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 as a case study to demonstrate how British Guiana (now Guyana) was represented in Britain at the time, by crossreferencing different materials (e.g. objects, correspondence, reports, and newspapers from that period). This exhibition also shows which raw materials from the British Guiana were of interest to Britain and the involvement of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in this matter. Nevertheless, the exhibition not only displayed objects and commodities, such as the case of sugar, but also displayed people. Here, particular attention is paid to the Amerindians who were portrayed as living ethnological exhibits at the exhibition. This paper aims to understand how British Guiana was seen and administered by its mother country and also how Everard im Thurn (1852Thurn ( -1932, the explorer, sought to manoeuvre that representation, as well as his relation with RBG, Kew. Taking into consideration that this colony was a neglected area of the British Empire, even in im Thurn's time, this exhibition was an opportunity not only to display the empire but also for advertising the potential of the neglected colony and to ensure that it would not be forgotten. KEYWORDS: RESUMEN:Vislumbres de la Guayana Británica en la exposición colonial de 1886.-Este análisis se centra en la Exposición Colonial de 1886; a través del estudio de caso del Pabellón de la Guayana Británica (hoy Guyana), demuestra cómo ésta estaba representada en Gran Bretaña. Para mostrar sus contenidos cruza diferentes fuentes de la época: objetos, correspondencia, informes y periódicos. La exposición en aquel pabellón refleja que las materias primas de la Guayana Británica eran de interés para Gran Bretaña y la implicación en esta materia de los Jardines Reales Botánicos, llamados Kew. La exposición no sólo mostró los objetos y las materias primas, como el caso del azúcar, sino que también llevó habitantes de la Guayana. Aquí se presta especial atención a los amerindios que fueron retratados como "exposiciones etnológicas vivas". Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender cómo la Guayana Británica era vista y representada por su "madre patria" y también el papel del explorador Everard im Thurn (1852-1932) en la exposición. Teniendo en cuenta que esta colonia era un área descuidada por el Imperio Británico, incluso en tiempo de im Thurn, esta exposición fue una oportunidad no sólo para mostrar el imperio, sino también para dar publicidad de sus posibilidades y asegurar que no iban a olvidarse de él.

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Living Ethnological Exhibits: The Case of 1886

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

Native subjects on display: reviving the colonial exposition in Marcos' Philippines

Native subjects on display: reviving the colonial exposition in Marcos' Philippines

Challenging the Gaze: The Subject of Attention and a 1915 Montessori Demonstration Classroom

Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886

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