Sexual Spectacles: Theatricality and the Performance of Sex in Early Encounters in the Pacific

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:	TDR : Drama review 2000-12, Vol.44 (4), p.67-85
1. Verfasser:	Balme, Christopher B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bank accounts Colonialism Dance Engraving Gestures History Indigenous people Men Performative utterances Pleasure Polynesian studies Rites & ceremonies Sexuality Spectacle Theater
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1054-2043 1531-4715
DOI:	10.1162/10542040051058483