Collection and Discovery: Indigenous Guides and Alfred Russel Wallace in Southeast Asia, 1854-1862

Collection and Discovery: Indigenous Guides and Alfred Russel Wallace in Southeast Asia, 1854-1862

This study uses the correspondence and published narratives of Alfred Russel Wallace’s travels in Southeast Asia to reveal the significant contributions of indigenous Southeast Asians in the development and advancement of scientific knowledge in the region. This analysis problematizes the Eurocentri...

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Main Author: Carey McCormack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies
Online Access:https://jiows.mcgill.ca/article/view/22
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spelling doaj-77142c5227ee4274a91d580df8f263fa2021-10-02T03:08:55ZengMcGill UniversityJournal of Indian Ocean World Studies2561-31112017-05-0111111129http://dx.doi.org/10.26443/jiows.v1i1.22Collection and Discovery: Indigenous Guides and Alfred Russel Wallace in Southeast Asia, 1854-1862Carey McCormackThis study uses the correspondence and published narratives of Alfred Russel Wallace’s travels in Southeast Asia to reveal the significant contributions of indigenous Southeast Asians in the development and advancement of scientific knowledge in the region. This analysis problematizes the Eurocentric narrative of discovery as a primarily white, male endeavour, and instead argues that discovery could only occur with the assistance of a vast network of knowledge and exchange. Chinese immigrants, female travel writers, indigenous tribes, and European assistants made up a significant part of this network, but scientists such as Wallace often exclude these people from their public narratives of “discovery.” https://jiows.mcgill.ca/article/view/22
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title_short Collection and Discovery: Indigenous Guides and Alfred Russel Wallace in Southeast Asia, 1854-1862
title_full Collection and Discovery: Indigenous Guides and Alfred Russel Wallace in Southeast Asia, 1854-1862
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description This study uses the correspondence and published narratives of Alfred Russel Wallace’s travels in Southeast Asia to reveal the significant contributions of indigenous Southeast Asians in the development and advancement of scientific knowledge in the region. This analysis problematizes the Eurocentric narrative of discovery as a primarily white, male endeavour, and instead argues that discovery could only occur with the assistance of a vast network of knowledge and exchange. Chinese immigrants, female travel writers, indigenous tribes, and European assistants made up a significant part of this network, but scientists such as Wallace often exclude these people from their public narratives of “discovery.”
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