Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:28:50 -0500
From: Malini Johar Schueller <mschuell-AT-english.ufl.edu>
Subject: Re: Travel Writing and Postcolonialism?


Alright--I'll say something about anti-imperialist travel writing by simply
pointing out that the discussions have focused only on one kind of
traveler.  THere are a host of different issues depending upon who the
traveler is, why the person is traveling, whether the traveler is the
master or servant.  And, of course, Westerners aren't the only travelers. 

Malini J. Schueller



At 10:32 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Everyone is being so delicate on this one but I suspect someone should
>express some cynicism about the whole idea of anti-imperialist travel
>writing. It is like that pompous distinction some would make between
>"tourists" and "travellers." The ideal would seem to be western wanderers
>who see everything, know everything, are agents for good and do nothing
>bad. Even Gandhi didn't accomplish that one.
>On the other hand, there is a range of anti-imperialist moments which
>might be satisfying to at least some readers. For the most part Bruce
>Chatwin's Songlines makes me nauseous but his intentions were good and
>these surface at times.
>Just call me a tourist in the empire
>terry
>
>Terry Goldie
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Malini Johar Schueller
Professor
Department of English
University of Florida
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