Colonizing fever: race and media cultures in late nineteenth-century Sweden

Abstract: The dissertation focuses on visual representations of the colonial world in late nineteenth-century Sweden. Situated at the intersection between postcolonial studies, visual culture studies and cultural histories of media, the study has a threefold aim. Firstly, it aims to draw attention t...

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1. Verfasser: Bharathi Larsson, Åsa 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lund Media History, Lund University 2016
Schriftenreihe:Mediehistoriskt arkiv 32
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract: The dissertation focuses on visual representations of the colonial world in late nineteenth-century Sweden. Situated at the intersection between postcolonial studies, visual culture studies and cultural histories of media, the study has a threefold aim. Firstly, it aims to draw attention to the presence of a colonial discourse in empirical material, the majority of which has not received attention before. Secondly, it analyzes these visual representations of the colonial world, in an expanding media culture in late nineteenth century. Thirdly, it explores how a mutual vision of the European colonial project and its civilizing mission was created via visual strategies and descriptions. The material comprises a wide range of media, visual arts, ephemera and illustrated press. "Part One: Race and Scientific Media - The Vanadis Expedition 1883-1885" analyzes the scientific Vanadis expedition of 1883-1885. I show how the expedition established a mutual vision of the European colonial project and its civilizing mission through its ambitions in trade, diplomatic relations and sciences. It was established in numerous media such as the press, travel journals, photography, illustrated press, photo albums, ephemera and visual arts. The ethnographical survey conducted measurements of the Indigenous populations and a racial photo archive was established
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ISBN:9789198196160
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