Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student EssaysMain MenuAFR 283: Islands, Archipelagoes and Black Women's Literature“The islands provide me, from a technical point of view, a microcosm in which can be seen in sharp relief many of the basic problems and conflicts which beset oppressed peoples everywhere.” -Paule Marshall, “Shaping the World of My Art”Critical VocabularyLanding page for Critical Vocab TermsUnessaysThis is the launchpad for deconstructed essaysRandi Gill-Sadler4a914792fbfb2078ef84e08319c412098bd9b469
How locals fit in
12024-05-01T20:08:33+00:00Jo Papadopoulou31d41c0f35957ccea5dfbc5263a6f7d8d44db99315plain2024-05-01T20:16:15+00:00Jo Papadopoulou31d41c0f35957ccea5dfbc5263a6f7d8d44db993The inhabitants of the island become servants under the guise of the tourism economy. As M. Jacqui Alexander mentions “ultimately, tourism as a metasystem makes it possible for the state to circumscribe around the nation while serving imperialism” (61). As seen in other tourism ads and in Alexander's work, the state communicates the message that to be a good citizen is to be a good tourism industry worker and so Jamaicans are forced into this modern form of slavery and not due to "choice" (as many ads portray island natives welcoming tourists).
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