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Sexual Spectacles Theatricality and the Performance of Sex in Early Encounters in the Pacific
Christopher Balmesubject
HistoryLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsGender studiesColonialismdescription
When Europeans first arrived in Tahiti in the mid-18th century, they were sometimes greeted by performances that were aesthetic, ludic, and sexual. These performances of sex constitute another pole to a colonial history otherwise characterized by antagonism and violence.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-01 | TDR/The Drama Review |