In Caribbean Transnationalism, Rubin Gowricharn finds that the Caribbean “has always had a romantic appeal to the imagination of the outsider… these notions are then attributed to the whole region.” Using Gowricharn’s assertion as a starting point, this panel aims to interrogate deconstructions of the “paradise myth.” If, as Ian Stracharn asserts, “Under tourism, ‘paradise’ becomes more than a myth; it becomes a product, an item for ...
Event Location:
Grand Anse, Grenada
Event type:
Event
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Sponsoring Organization(s) :
Caribbean Studies Association
Event date:
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 to Friday, June 7, 2013
Abstract due date:
Monday, December 10, 2012
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