Thompson / Thomas An Eye for the Tropics

Tourism, Photography, and Framing the Caribbean Picturesque
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8856-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten

Reihe: Objects/Histories

A beautifully illustrated look at the aesthetics and implications of the visual images used to sell Jamaica and the Bahamas to tourists as "tropical paradises" from the 1880s through the 1930s.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Krista A.

Thomas, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Besondere Themen und Arten der Fotografie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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