Drugie życie Saartjie Baartman
The Second Life of Saartjie Baartman

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the post-life of the remnants of Saartjie Baartman and with the use made of her biography. The history of a woman from Khoikhoi people died in Paris in 1815, known in Europe as the Hottentot Venus has been able to evoke various narratives throughout nearly two centuries. Her body and biography have served as an evidence to support scientific thesis, a matter allowing to shape a theory; it was also used to support various ideological regimes. It is an example of multidimensional colonisation of meanings, it also points to the need for critical reflection born in this process.

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