Dissonant Heritage Between the Lines
Abstract
The chapter explores 19th-century European travel narratives in Southern Africa, revealing tensions between cultural curiosity and imperialist ideology. Presented as exploration, these accounts often reinforced colonial hierarchies and helped shape perceptions of the colonised world. Set against rising bourgeois travel and better infrastructure, such literature circulated widely, embedding distorted images that still affect historical memory today.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Travel Writing and Literature
African history and culture studies
Cultural Studies and Colonialism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Amsterdam University Press eBooks
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter