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“‘Discovery’ equals converting local knowledge into European discourse” daaaaamn

AHA! Said’s Orientalism *does* get mentioned, mwahahah. Also like her point that regular ole tourism gets reframed as “travel” so that the mostly Western and white tourists can feel more wholesome about what they’re doing.

Why are Europeans so obsessed with who was the first European to reach Asia? We never hear of the first Asian to reach Europe.

Oooh, it’s giving Orientalism vibes in this chapter.

Love the decolonial/intersectional lens but wish she had more evidence and relied less on personal anecdotes to support her points.

“It’s not [the white female traveler]’s fault that I don’t feel entitled to the world.”

Daaaaaamn.

Ooooh, a Teresia Teaiwa reference! 🤩