Colonial Photography And Exhibitions: Representations Of The 'native' And The Making Of European Identities Colonial Photography & Exhibitions

Investigates The Historical Practice Of Producing Stereotyped And Spectacularized Representations Of Colonized Peoples At The Great Exhibitions And In Colonial Photography. The Author Compares Images Produced In Britain And France With Those Of Australia, China, North America And Other Countries. Introduction: The Great Exhibitions, Photography And The Making Of European Identities -- 1. The Native Village In Paris And London: European Exhibitions And Theories Of Race -- 2. A Lens On The Other: Photographs Of Non-western Peoples By Anthropologists And Travellers -- 3. The White City And The Midway: Ethnographic Displays, Radical Innocence And American Imperialism -- 4. Shifting Focus: Photographic Representations Of Native Americans And African-americans -- 5. In The Shades Of Imperialism: Representations Of Colonized Peoples In Australia And New Zealand -- 6. Beyond The Native Belle: Dissident Photographers And Indigenous Publics In Samoa And New Zealand. Anne Maxwell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 224-238) And Index. 4e de couverture : This book investigates the historical practice of producing stereotyped spectacles of colonized peoples at the great exhibitions and in colonial photography, and relates it to the shaping of European and settler identities. In doing so, it singles out the homogeneous aspects of colonialism's culture as well as distinguishing its discontinuities. By comparing the images produced in Britain and France with those produced in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Japan, and China, it proposes that differences in representations of colonized peoples between the imperial centres and the colonies were the result of different social and political agendas. By focusing on the images connected to anthropology, dying race theory, travel, tourism, and portraiture, Maxwell argues that while some photographs were directed at naturalizing the precept of colonialism, others were used to criticize it and to empower indigenous subjects. Written from a postcolonial perspective, and pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to scholars, students, and researchers intent on knowing more about the images of racial and cultural difference that shaped our immediate past

This book investigates the historical practice of producing stereotyped spectacles of colonized peoples at the great exhibitions and in colonial photography, and relates it to the shaping of European and settler identities. In doing so, it singles out the homogeneous aspects of colonialism's culture as well as distinguishing its discontinuities. By comparing the images produced in Britain and France with those produced in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Japan, and China, it proposes that differences in representations of colonized peoples between the imperial centres and the colonies were the result of different social and political agendas. By focusing on the images connected to anthropology, dying race theory, travel, tourism, and portraiture, Maxwell argues that while some photographs were directed at naturalizing the precept of colonialism, others were used to criticize it and to empower indigenous subjects. Written from a postcolonial perspective, and pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to scholars, students, and researchers intent on knowing more about the images of racial and cultural difference that shaped our immediate past.

Representations of the Native and the Making of European Identities By comparing images produced in Britain and France with those produced in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, China, and Japan, Anne Maxwell illustrates how colonial photography was used to further different social and political agendas. She argues that while some photographs were directed at naturalizing the precept of colonialism, others were used to criticize it and to empower indigenous subjects. Written from a postcolonial perspective this interdisciplinary book will be of interest to scholars, students, and researchers.