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Colonial Geographies, Imperial Romances: Travels in Japan with Ellen Semple and Fannie Macaulay

Panel: 
Romance and Colonial Conflicts in Literature by Women I: US Imperialism
Abstract: 

This paper examines a set of texts on Japan produced by Ellen Semple and Fannie Macaulay. Semple’s was scientific and academic, while Macaulay’s was popular fiction, but both drew upon and contributed to Orientalism and reinforced their power as white women and representatives of U.S. culture.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Ellen
Last Name: 
Adams
Institution: 
College of William and Mary