From Exoticism to Authenticity: Textbooks during French Colonization and the Modern Literature of Global Tourism

This article explores the French fascination with "the primitive" and "the exotic" in the post-World War I years through a study of representations of the French colonies in textbooks intended for primary and secondary schoolchildren. It then compares these representations with c...

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Published in:Historical reflections 2017-06, Vol.43 (2), p.116-133
Main Authors: Moïse, Claudine, Tolron, Francine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Authenticity
Colonialism
Comparative analysis
Criticism and interpretation
Discourse analysis
Discourses
Exoticism
French colonialism
Ideology
Ontology
Otherness
Portrayals
Postmodernism
Textbooks
Tourism
Travel literature
World War I
Youth market
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Summary:This article explores the French fascination with "the primitive" and "the exotic" in the post-World War I years through a study of representations of the French colonies in textbooks intended for primary and secondary schoolchildren. It then compares these representations with contemporary French-language tourist literature in Ontario, Canada, demonstrating continuities between these "exotic" representations of the colonial other and contemporary discourses centered on "authenticity" in the world of international tourism.
ISSN:0315-7997
1939-2419
DOI:10.3167/hrrh.2017.430207