Chapter Three consists of multiple interpretations and thoughts about the Hall of African Peoples. Unlike my previous chapters this chapter will consist primarily of my interpretations, the words and analysis of visitors that I spoke to, and some key theory and outside ideas about the presentation of non-western cultures and vision. The domination of text in this field should also be subverted through the use of images. Obviously images, as I describe, and others argue, are not always true but they back up and make visible the statements I and the museum visitors make. Throughout this blog I will discuss various aspects of the exhibit and bring in interesting connections between its displays and the displays of the African Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History.
I hope that this mode of academic and personal analysis is pertinent and helps illuminate the ways in which African cultures and their objects are produced as inferior, historically situated, and most importantly - "Cultural."
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