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KRAKATAU ON FIRE, THE DISASTER OF 1883 IN DUTCH COLONIAL LITERATURE: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

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ISSN 2503-0868
2087-6017
 
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Title Statement KRAKATAU ON FIRE, THE DISASTER OF 1883 IN DUTCH COLONIAL LITERATURE: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH
 
Personal Name Honings, Rick
Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS)
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Krakatau, eruption, Dutch East Indies, Dutch literature, (post)colonialism
 
Summary, etc. In 1883, the volcano Krakatau erupted and collapsed, causing the deaths of tens of thousands. The eruption was one of the first disasters to take place beyond the Dutch boundaries that received so much attention in the Netherlands. Although the disaster appealed to the imagination, it barely led to the publication of fiction. Only in Dutch Indies youth literature can one find something about the Krakatau. In this article, four Dutch stories and novels are analysed: “Stories of the moon” by Nellie van Kol-Porreij, The hermit of Rakata or Krakatau on fire by Robert Michael Ballantyne, “Nine Months on Krakatau” by B.L. Kailola and Escaped from the jaws of death: The Krakatau tragedy by Rick Blekkink. These sources are analysed from a postcolonial perspective focusing on unequal power relations. Focal points are the representation of the Indies and the indigenous people of the colony. This article illustrates the continuities and shifts in the representations over de course of time (1886-2014). 
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya
 
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Data Source Entry Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya; Vol 10, No 3 (2020)
 
Language Note eng
 
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note Copyright (c) 2020 Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya
 


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