The Resource Picturing bushmen : the Denver African Expedition of 1925, Robert J. Gordon
Picturing bushmen : the Denver African Expedition of 1925, Robert J. Gordon
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- Summary
- The Denver African Expedition went to Africa in 1925 to "seek the cradle of Humanity." The explorers claimed to have found the "Missing Link" in the Heikum bushmen of the Kalahari - and they proceeded to market this image. As Robert J. Gordon shows in Picturing Bushmen, the impact of the expedition lay not simply in its slick merchandising of bushmen images but also in the fact that the pictures were exotic and aesthetically pleasing. The Denver Expedition played a key role in romanticizing bushmen. Indeed, its image of bushmen has permeated Western mass culture. Before the expedition, bushmen commonly had been presented on postcards as impoverished savages. In its wake, the bushmen of South Africa have inspired not only commercial advertisements, but art exhibitions and novels. Although Rob Gordon is an anthropologist, this study ranges into questions of film theory, history, and popular culture. It offers a new perspective on coffee-table books, ethnology, and the nature of research on those labeled "others." While suggesting how "ethnographic photographs" might be appreciated, Picturing Bushmen is also a subtle analysis of the perennial issues that haunt field workers - especially what and how they "see" and how their perception is influenced by the mundane in their own societies
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 208 pages
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Public Imagery of the Expedition
- 6.
- Namibia at the Time of the Expedition
- 7.
- On Persisting Images and Bushman Fairy Tales
- Conclusion: Is the Joke On Us?
- App. A.
- The Film The Bushman
- App. B.
- 1.
- Catalog of Photographs Taken on the Expedition
- The People of the Expedition: Organization and Aims
- 2.
- The Route of the Expedition
- 3.
- Looking at the Photographs
- 4.
- The Expedition as Vision Quest
- Isbn
- 9780821411889
- Label
- Picturing bushmen : the Denver African Expedition of 1925
- Title
- Picturing bushmen
- Title remainder
- the Denver African Expedition of 1925
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert J. Gordon
- Title variation
- Denver African Expedition of 1925
- Subject
-
- Amerikaner
- Amerikaner
- Bochimans (peuple d'Afrique)
- Denver African Expedition
- Denver African Expedition, 1925-1926
- Ethnologie
- Ethnologie
- Ethnologie -- Afrique du Sud
- Expedition
- Expedition
- Geschichte 1925-1926
- Geschichte 1925-1926.
- Heikum (African people)
- Heikum (African people) -- Pictorial works
- Khoi-Khoi (peuple d'Afrique) -- Opinion publique
- Khoikhoi (African people) -- Public opinion
- Khoikhoi (African people) -- Public opinion
- Afrique du Sud -- Moeurs et coutumes
- Opinin publique -- Etats-Unis
- Photographie ethnographique
- Photography in ethnology
- Photography in ethnology
- Pictorial works
- Public opinion
- Public opinion -- United States
- San (African people) -- Public opinion
- San (African people) -- Public opinion
- San (Volk)
- San (Volk)
- USA
- USA
- United States
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Mbochi (peuple d'Afrique) -- Opinion publique
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Denver African Expedition went to Africa in 1925 to "seek the cradle of Humanity." The explorers claimed to have found the "Missing Link" in the Heikum bushmen of the Kalahari - and they proceeded to market this image. As Robert J. Gordon shows in Picturing Bushmen, the impact of the expedition lay not simply in its slick merchandising of bushmen images but also in the fact that the pictures were exotic and aesthetically pleasing. The Denver Expedition played a key role in romanticizing bushmen. Indeed, its image of bushmen has permeated Western mass culture. Before the expedition, bushmen commonly had been presented on postcards as impoverished savages. In its wake, the bushmen of South Africa have inspired not only commercial advertisements, but art exhibitions and novels. Although Rob Gordon is an anthropologist, this study ranges into questions of film theory, history, and popular culture. It offers a new perspective on coffee-table books, ethnology, and the nature of research on those labeled "others." While suggesting how "ethnographic photographs" might be appreciated, Picturing Bushmen is also a subtle analysis of the perennial issues that haunt field workers - especially what and how they "see" and how their perception is influenced by the mundane in their own societies
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gordon, Robert J.
- Dewey number
- 306.4/7
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT1558.H45
- LC item number
- G67 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Denver African Expedition
- Denver African Expedition
- Heikum (African people)
- Photography in ethnology
- Khoikhoi (African people)
- San (African people)
- Public opinion
- Heikum (African people)
- Khoikhoi (African people)
- Photography in ethnology
- Public opinion
- San (African people)
- United States
- Amerikaner
- Ethnologie
- Expedition
- San (Volk)
- Öffentliche Meinung
- USA
- Mbochi (peuple d'Afrique)
- Photographie ethnographique
- Opinin publique
- Bochimans (peuple d'Afrique)
- Khoi-Khoi (peuple d'Afrique)
- Ethnologie
- Afrique du Sud
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Ethnologie
- Expedition
- USA
- San (Volk)
- Amerikaner
- Label
- Picturing bushmen : the Denver African Expedition of 1925, Robert J. Gordon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Public Imagery of the Expedition
- 6.
- Namibia at the Time of the Expedition
- 7.
- On Persisting Images and Bushman Fairy Tales
- Conclusion: Is the Joke On Us?
- App. A.
- The Film The Bushman
- App. B.
- 1.
- Catalog of Photographs Taken on the Expedition
- The People of the Expedition: Organization and Aims
- 2.
- The Route of the Expedition
- 3.
- Looking at the Photographs
- 4.
- The Expedition as Vision Quest
- Control code
- ocm36352440
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 208 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821411889
- Lccn
- 97002395
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o36352440
- (OCoLC)36352440
- Label
- Picturing bushmen : the Denver African Expedition of 1925, Robert J. Gordon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Public Imagery of the Expedition
- 6.
- Namibia at the Time of the Expedition
- 7.
- On Persisting Images and Bushman Fairy Tales
- Conclusion: Is the Joke On Us?
- App. A.
- The Film The Bushman
- App. B.
- 1.
- Catalog of Photographs Taken on the Expedition
- The People of the Expedition: Organization and Aims
- 2.
- The Route of the Expedition
- 3.
- Looking at the Photographs
- 4.
- The Expedition as Vision Quest
- Control code
- ocm36352440
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 208 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821411889
- Lccn
- 97002395
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o36352440
- (OCoLC)36352440
Subject
- Amerikaner
- Amerikaner
- Bochimans (peuple d'Afrique)
- Denver African Expedition
- Denver African Expedition, 1925-1926
- Ethnologie
- Ethnologie
- Ethnologie -- Afrique du Sud
- Expedition
- Expedition
- Geschichte 1925-1926
- Geschichte 1925-1926.
- Heikum (African people)
- Heikum (African people) -- Pictorial works
- Khoi-Khoi (peuple d'Afrique) -- Opinion publique
- Khoikhoi (African people) -- Public opinion
- Khoikhoi (African people) -- Public opinion
- Afrique du Sud -- Moeurs et coutumes
- Opinin publique -- Etats-Unis
- Photographie ethnographique
- Photography in ethnology
- Photography in ethnology
- Pictorial works
- Public opinion
- Public opinion -- United States
- San (African people) -- Public opinion
- San (African people) -- Public opinion
- San (Volk)
- San (Volk)
- USA
- USA
- United States
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Mbochi (peuple d'Afrique) -- Opinion publique
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