Carl Hagenbeck’s Human Exhibitions and Whiteness (1880-1881) in Europe
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whiteness, human exhibitions, colonialism, bodiesResumen
En el siglo XIX, pagar para ver extranjeros exhibirse fue un fenómeno popular en Europa. Paradójicamente, hoy en día quedan pocos vestigios de estas exposiciones. Sin embargo, crearon un legado en la manera en que las audiencias conciben las diferencias étnicas. Analizaré el diario de Abraham Ulrikab que dejó la única fuente producida por una de las personas exhibidas. Al hacer esto, revelaré cómo la blancura se construyó sobre un conjunto de prácticas culturales, que no han sido nombradas pero que, sin embargo, son parte de un proceso de dominación. Los cuerpos transmitían significados que se ideaban desde una posición invisible, un punto cero, un ideal a partir del cual se medía la diferencia. Por lo tanto, dichas exhibiciones hacen parte de un fenómeno de larga duración que comenzó en Londres durante el siglo XVII y se expandió hacia el exterior. El cuerpo fue el objeto de dominación no sólo por ser el espacio más íntimo sino también el significado a través del cual se hacía completa dicha dominación.
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