Reisen und Vergleichen: Praktiken des Vergleichens in Alexander von Humboldts Reise in die Äquinoktial-Gegenden des Neuen Kontinents und Adam Johann von …
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C Peters
Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur, 2017•degruyter.comIn their travelogues, both Humboldt and Krusenstern employ global comparisons as
powerful and versatile epistemological devices. While these comparisons usually fall back
upon Eurocentric ideas of art, politics, society, and beauty–thereby frequently establishing
European superiority over the chosen objects of comparison–they also transform formerly
unrelated pieces of information into coherent knowledge concerning the world as a whole.
This contribution inquires how these practices of comparison generate explanations of both …
powerful and versatile epistemological devices. While these comparisons usually fall back
upon Eurocentric ideas of art, politics, society, and beauty–thereby frequently establishing
European superiority over the chosen objects of comparison–they also transform formerly
unrelated pieces of information into coherent knowledge concerning the world as a whole.
This contribution inquires how these practices of comparison generate explanations of both …
Abstract
In their travelogues, both Humboldt and Krusenstern employ global comparisons as powerful and versatile epistemological devices. While these comparisons usually fall back upon Eurocentric ideas of art, politics, society, and beauty – thereby frequently establishing European superiority over the chosen objects of comparison – they also transform formerly unrelated pieces of information into coherent knowledge concerning the world as a whole. This contribution inquires how these practices of comparison generate explanations of both natural and cultural matters.
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