West Papua: Textual Iconicity And The Primitivist Cosmos: Chronotopes Of Desire In Travel ...
West Papua: Textual Iconicity And The Primitivist Cosmos: Chronotopes Of Desire In Travel Writing About Korowai Of West Papua Rupert Stasch, 2011 The figure of the primitive circulates globally as a projected other of self-conceivedly modern people, who through it wrestle with their own historical conditions. But what makes representations of the primitive persuasive? This article examines genre, register, and voice features of a highly repetitive sample of travel narratives about Korowai...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.