Colonial Exhibitions, 'Völkerschauen' and the Display of the 'Other'
Dreesbach, Anne
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The term 'Völkerschau' became common in the 19th century and denoted the exhibition of members of particular ethnic groups, above all for commercial reasons. The term is primarily used in scholarly research to distinguish Hagenbeck-influenced exhibitions from those that came earlier. Between the founding of the Reich and the 1930s, there were about 400 'Völkerschauen' in Germany. Each exhibition followed a certain presentation model, which drew upon the stereotypes about the various populations being depicted. In a recursive 'cycle of stereotypes', the exhibition affirmed and activated the visitors' already ingrained prejudices and encouraged them to form new ones. In the wake of talking films and, later, long-distance tourism, 'Völkerschauen' disappeared from the German public eye in the 1930s.
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Christina Müller
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2012-05-03
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