Open AccessThe First of its Kind
Author(s) -
Lauren Cross,
Lauren Seitz,
Shan Walter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
digital literature review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-904X
DOI - 10.33043/dlr.3.0.21-31
Subject(s) - dominance (genetics) , indigenous , indigenous culture , genealogy , ethnology , geography , history , biology , ecology , biochemistry , gene
The Village Nègre, one of the largest exhibitsin the 1889 World’s Fair, was home to over fourhundred indigenous people from various Frenchcolonies. Throughout this paper, the authorsdiscuss how the Village Nègre was used by theFrench to draw a line between the “civilized” andthe “savage.” The Village also served as a form ofcolonialist propaganda while further establishingEuropean dominance.