Vortrag von Farish Noor (SDAC Professor, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

The 19th century witnessed an explosion of writing about Southeast Asia by Western writers, many of whom were directly involved in the colonisation of the region themselves. In the works that were written by British and American writers, a curious feature can be seen: Many of these authors were inclined to compare the communities of Southeast Asia to Native Americans, and the recurring image of the Native American is one of the things that brought American and British authors together in what Srdjan Vucetic (2011) has dubbed the 'Anglosphere' of shared ideas and vocabularies. This presentation will look at several of these works in detail, and attempt to understand how and why the trope of the Native American came to play the role that it did in the discursive construction of the Southeast Asian Other.

Prof. Farish A. Noor is presently Visiting Professor at the Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures SDAC Elite Masters Program, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU), Erlangen-Nuremberg.

The lecture will be held in a hybrid format. For participation on site at ZMO no registration is needed. To participate online, please follow this link: tinyurl.com/summer-colloquium