Career Moves: German-speakers in the ethnographic field
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| Title | Career Moves: German-speakers in the ethnographic field |
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| Author | Ganter, Regina Josefa |
| Book Title | Hunting the Collectors: Pacific Collections in Australian Museums, Art Galleries and Archives |
| Editor | Susan Cochrane and Max Quanchi |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Place of publication | Newcastle UK |
| Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Press |
| Abstract | Since Georg Forster's account of his voyage with James Cook elevated him to the most popular writer in Germany, Germans became prominent among European scientific travellers. In many cases the entry into the ethnographic field proved to be a fruitful career move, opening opportunities for upward social mobility in a popular mood where 'Bildung' opened the path to gentility and redemption. This essay traces some individual careers to examine how the privations of periods in remote communities at the fringes of empire as ethnographer, missionary or collector might also be viewed as socially rewarding. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Publisher URI | http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Hunting-the-Collectors--Pacific-Collections-in-Australian-Museums--Art-Galleries-and-Archives.htm |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright remains with the author 2007. The attached file is reproduced here with permission of the copyright owner for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this monograph please refer to the publisher's website or contact the author. |
| Chapter Number | 5 |
| Page from | 99 |
| Page to | 118 |
| ISBN | 1847180841 |
| Date Accessioned | 2007-12-11 |
| Date Available | 2008-08-06T01:43:06Z |
| Language | en_AU |
| Research Centre | Griffith Centre for Cultural Research |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Subject | History: Pacific |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/18528 |
| Publication Type | Book Chapters |
| Publication Type Code | b1 |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/18528
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