The Commons as a Tourist Commodity: Mapping Memories and Changing Sense of Place on the Island of Barbuda
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2-11-2015
Publication Title
Social Memory and Heritage Tourism Methodologies
ISBN
9781317754978
Abstract
Amy Potter showcases the method of mental mapping through a case study based on research conducted on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. Specifically, she illustrates how mental-mapping exercises followed by semi-structured interviews can help us understand people’s complex relationship to home. In this context, the method was especially effective in providing an “insider” look at tourism while also problematizing the insider/outsider dichotomy. The method draws particular attention to the islanders’ own “tourist gaze” in addition to effectively drawing out memories of their island home as the island’s economy has shifted from largely subsistence activities to tourism.
Recommended Citation
Potter, Amy E..
2015.
"The Commons as a Tourist Commodity: Mapping Memories and Changing Sense of Place on the Island of Barbuda."
Social Memory and Heritage Tourism Methodologies, Stephen P. Hanna, Amy E. Potter, E. Arnold Modlin, Perry Carter, and David L. Butler (Ed.): 109-128 London, U.K.: Routledge.
isbn: 9781317754978
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/geo-facpubs/160
