Performance and Protest: Inuit of Labrador and the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 - Couverture souple

Markham, Nigel

 
9781990445286: Performance and Protest: Inuit of Labrador and the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1990445284 ISBN 13 : 9781990445286
Editeur : Memorial University Press, 2026

Synopsis

In the summer of 1892, an American company charted a schooner to coastal Labrador to recruit Inuit for an ethnological exhibit to be presented the following year at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Promised wages, room and board, and hunting provisions upon their return, sixty Inuit boarded the Evelena in the fall, bound for Chicago. Performance and Protest delves into the story of Inuit at the Exposition—examining not only where they went and what transpired during their time in Chicago, but also who they were. Presented as a living exhibit to contrast the fair’s broader effort to highlight the progress and achievements of Western civilization, the men, women, and children housed at the exposition were portrayed as a primitive and exotic people. Subjected to poor living conditions and denied agency in their representation, their dissatisfaction grew, culminating in a landmark moment when the Inuit challenged their exploitation in court and set up their own independent camp outside the Exposition grounds. This defiant act not only questioned the fairness of their treatment, but also challenged the pervasive narratives that had been imposed upon them, forcing a reconsideration of their humanity and cultural dignity. By unravelling the complexities of their representation and experiences, Performance and Protest offers a valuable understanding of Inuit identity, resilience, and agency in a period marked by exploitation.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nigel Markham received his MA in History from Memorial University in 2021. He has previously published in the Journal of Newfoundland and Labrador Studies as well as several articles in Them Days Magazine.

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Éditeur
Memorial University Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1990445284
ISBN 13 
9781990445286
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
277
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