África in the Richard Francis Burton´s discurs: an analysis of his representations constructions / A África presente no discurso de Richard Francis Burton: uma análise da construção de suas representações

AUTOR(ES)

Alexsander Lemos de Almeida Gebara

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

This thesis tries to analyze the representations of Richard Francis Burton in West Africa, during his consulship at the Fight of Biafra in the years between 1861-1865. To make it, we have reconstructed the historical context of the British relations with the region along the 19th century, as well as the history of the regions described by Burton in his texts. We also analyze the spaces of circulation of Burtons texts in England, and his relations with the Royal Geographical Society and the Anthropological Society of London. The aim is to recover part o the constitutive complexities of his texts, stressing the authors personal experience facing the African resistance to the impositions of British commercial and economic dynamics. To achieve these aims, we make a comparison between the several kinds of Burtons texts: the Foreign Office papers, articles to scientific journals, and travel writings.

ASSUNTO(S)

análise do discurso colonial travel writings west africa 19th century england inglaterra século xix colonial discourse analysis imperialismo. África ocidental relatos de viagem imperialism

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