I took a class similar to this at Sewanee. It was taught by Dr. Chartravidi
(sp?). We read Kim, by Kipling; Behind Mud Walls, by the Wisner's; A
Passage to India, by E. M. Forrester; Culture and Imperialism, Said; and of
course Heart of Darkness. There were some others, An account of travels in
West Africa, but I don't remember the author's name. She was, however, a
Victorian lady. Kipling's works are excellent for the type of discussions
you may be proposing. If you need more I could dig up the old
syllabus/reading list and send it to you.
Jason A. Emery
Louisiana Division of Archaeology
P.O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-8170
Fax: (225) 342-4480
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Silliman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:11 PM
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> Subject: culture contact, colonialism, and fiction
>
> To all:
>
> Perhaps some avid readers out there can help. I am searching for
> *fictional* (or historical fictional) novels or short stories (1) that
> focus
> on episodes of culture contact or colonialism in the Americas, Australia,
> Africa, or elsewhere and (2) that touch on issues worthy of
> anthropological
> discussion with students. In particular, I seek books that deal with
> indigenous-colonial interactions. Something like Conrad's _Heart of
> Darkness_ comes to my mind as an example. Just to clarify, the variety of
> narrative accounts by archaeologists (e.g., Spector, Schrire, Praetzellis)
> are not the suggestions that I seek here.
>
> Being a swamped academic, I have lost touch with much of the non-academic
> literature. Any suggestions for classics or recent bestsellers or obscure
> but worthy books? What have some of you read and liked/disliked, and have
> you adopted any of these books in an anthropology course? Which books are
> so "bad" that they deserve much picking apart, which ones are good "period
> pieces," and which ones have a commendable anthropological perspective?
>
> Thanks very much in advance. You can reply on- or off-list, as you
> prefer.
>
> Steve
>
>
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