Essays about: "Batavia."

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  1. 1. A Series of Firsts: Australian & Dutch Representations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Csilla Ariese; [2012-07-02]
    Keywords : Dutch East India Company; VOC; Representation; Discourse; Nationalism; Post-colonial theory; Heritage; Museums; Authority; Politics; Western Australia; The Netherlands; Batavia.;

    Abstract : Museums are often seen as objective providers of the truth. In this thesis, that notion is contested and, instead, the idea is explored that museums actively construct representations. These representations are steered by politics and discourses. READ MORE