This study aims to examine the extent and limits of the comparison between Holland and China in French travel Literature of the 19th century. We particularly intend to comprehend the nature of the...Show moreThis study aims to examine the extent and limits of the comparison between Holland and China in French travel Literature of the 19th century. We particularly intend to comprehend the nature of the precise comparison: of which elements it consists, why she is made and in which manner. In order to answer this question, we analyse a corpus of multiple travel journals from different writers. We apply a method of Imagology, together with concepts as Orientalism and exoticism. From the analysis of the corpus results three research tracks: the material aspect of the comparison, the cultural aspect and the limits of Chinese Holland. The comparison between Holland and China has proved to be a complex structure, resulting from a long tradition as well as (erroneous) stereotypes based on different types of images.Show less
Wat is de perceptie van Finland gezien door de reisverslagen van Nederlandse auteurs in de lange negentiende eeuw. Dit onderzoek kijkt naar de beschrijving van Finland op het gebied van landschap,...Show moreWat is de perceptie van Finland gezien door de reisverslagen van Nederlandse auteurs in de lange negentiende eeuw. Dit onderzoek kijkt naar de beschrijving van Finland op het gebied van landschap, bevolking en politiek. Wat is de trend in deze beschrijving en wat is de invloed van het groeiende toerisme hierop?Show less
This thesis studies the negative characterization of the Dutch in the pamphlet discourse of early modern England. It provides a survey of the character traits, tropes, arguments and general images...Show moreThis thesis studies the negative characterization of the Dutch in the pamphlet discourse of early modern England. It provides a survey of the character traits, tropes, arguments and general images used by pamphleteers to depict the Dutch as an immoral enemy ‘Other’. It also analyses the development of Hollandophobia, mapping changes and continuity within the discourse, focusing on the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the seventeenth century and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.Show less
This thesis is about explaining stereotypes, the creation and use of stereotypes and its relation to imagology. These concepts are then applied on the movie Tangerines by Zaza Urushadze about the...Show moreThis thesis is about explaining stereotypes, the creation and use of stereotypes and its relation to imagology. These concepts are then applied on the movie Tangerines by Zaza Urushadze about the Georgian - Abkhaz conflict of 1992-1993.Show less
