Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:40:55 +0800
Subject: Re: Museumizing the 'other'/'Native' as spectacle?


  Hi Miriam, 
   First book that comes to my mind is:
 Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara.  Destination culture : tourism, museums,
and heritage 
good luck,
Jon


At 04:51 AM 10/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>Apologies for using this list to generate reading suggestions, but my 
>library and journal searches haven't helped me very much so far... 
>Apologies also if this is a bit vague; I'm trying to avoid lengthy 
>summaries of my topic! Basically, I am looking for material on
>
>* Generally, the role of the museum/the exhibit in colonialism, but in 
>particular,
>
>* The use of actual persons as exhibits and as spectacles - such as as 
>Saartjie/Sara Baartman ("the Hottentot Venus") or Ishi ("the last wild 
>Indian").
>


>


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