La construction de l'altérité du "sauvage" dans les zoos humains

Abstract

The Human zoos, – exhibitions of “exotic” populations initially presented in spaces usually dedicated to the presentation of wild animals –, they will soon decline in circus performance, theater or in the “Negro villages” of colonial and international exhibitions. They contribute to the construction of the otherness of the “savage”, both seductive and repulsive, fascinating and disturbing, questioning the corporal and social norms of Western societies.