Krista A Thompson

An Eye for the Tropics

Tourism, Photography, and Framing the Caribbean Picturesque

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines colonial and post-colonial touristic visual representations of Jamaica and the Bahamas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 179mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9780822337645
• ISBN-10: 0822337649
• Artikelnr.: 21501333

Autorenporträt

Krista A. Thompson is Assistant Professor of Art History and African American Studies at Northwestern University.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations ix
Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: Tropicalization: The Aesthetics and Politics of Space in
Jamaica and the Bahamas 1
1. Framing “The New Jamaica”: Feasting on the Picturesque Tropical
Landscape 27
2. Developing the Tropics: The Politics of the Picturesque in the Bahamas
92
3. Through the Looking Glass: Visualizing the Sea as Icon of the Bahamas
156
4. Diving into the Racial Waters of Beach Space in Jamaica: Tropical
Modernity and the Myrtle Bank Hotel’s Pool 204
5. “I Am Rendered Speechless by Your Idea of Beauty”: The Picturesque in
History and Art in the Postcolony 252
Epilogue: Tropical Futures: Civilizing Citizens and Uncivilizing Tourists
297
Notes 307
References 331
Illustration Credits 349
Index 355