The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World

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Shino Konishi

The Body, Gender and Culture

This is the first historical study of indigenous Australian masculinity. Using the reactions of eighteenth-century western explorers to Aboriginal men, Konishi argues that these encounters were not as negative as has been thought. Instead, a wide range of contemporary sources from colonial explorers is used to present a more nuanced view. Ideas about human difference, nature, ‘savagery’, sexuality, language and conflict are analysed and assessed. By examining the response to the Aboriginal body within these contexts, Konishi makes a significant contribution to the study of eighteenth-century European thought.

Sample pages

• Introduction
• Index

Readership

Gender Studies, Cultural Anthropology, History of Exploration and British Empire and Colonial Studies

Contents

Introduction
1 Skin
2 Hair
3 Face
4 Carnal Bodies
5 Martial Bodies
6 Communicating Bodies
7 Indolent Bodies
8 Testing Bodies
Epilogue

Related titles

• Baudin, Napoleon and the Exploration of Australia
• Empire of Political Thought: Indigenous Australians and the Language of Colonial Government
• Race and Identity in the Tasman World, 1769–1840
• Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment

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