ANTH 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Henry Morton Stanley, Darkest Africa
9 Feb 2018
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Quoted as forgetting responsibilities, vacation state of mind. Part of larger history of european travel. Ideas about africa has gone wild in western imagination, many meanings. How do certain ideas of africa come to light in popular culture. Famous british explorer, travels through africa in 1800"s. 1867 expedition, commissioned by american newspaper, locate scottish missionary, dr. Travelled and searched parts of east africa, found him. Wrote a memoir of expedition, titled through the dark continent; (1878) Became considerably popular piece of travel writing. Way it described drama of his expedition through africa. Strange savage people, obstacles, european adventure and drama, set against backdrop of. Second expedition south sudan, commissioned to rescue local government administrator dealing with resistance. This expedition led to a book, in darkest africa (1891) Similar to first book, account of expedition as dangerous adventure, threats, challenges, etc. Encountering local natives (savages), faced with disease and death. Landscape and nature of africa also a danger.
