Garth L Green
Biographic Data
| ID | 640919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Garth L Green |
| GIVEN NAMES | Garth L |
| FAMILY NAME | Green |
| SIGNATURE | GREEN G L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival
Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley, Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill, Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher
Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival
Explores Carnival as a global celebration
“Come to Life”: Authenticity, Value, and the Carnival as Cultural Commodity in Trinidad and Tobago
This essay explores the tension between processes of cultural commodification and processes of authentication in the marketing of the Trinidad Carnival. The Trinidad and Tobago Industrial Development Company, the National Carnival Commission, and the University of the West Indies have worked with the travel business in Trinidad and Tobago and abroad to appeal to both “cultural tourism” and “sun, sea, sand, and sex tourism” markets while maintaini…
The Turn to History
From the Margins: Historical Anthropology and Its Futures Brian Keith Axel, editor. Durham: Duke University Press. 2002 When I first arrived at the national archives in Trinidad and Tobago ten years ago I was struck by the dilapidated condition of the facility. It was the rainy season and plastic sheeting covered the pane-less window fames, water collected in puddles and dripped from ceilings, a persistent scent of mildew hung in the air. The env…
Marketing the Nation: Carnival and tourism in Trinidad and Tobago
Public festivals provide not only the occasion to make statements about national identity but also offer opportunities to culture brokers seeking foreign exchange through tourism. Within the matrix of the international culture industries and the hegemonic international order of nation-states, culture is both a commodity and a source of national pride. In this article I examine efforts at `cultural entrepreneurship' regarding the Carnival in Trini…
Marketing the Nation: Carnival and tourism in Trinidad and Tobago
Public festivals provide not only the occasion to make statements about national identity but also offer opportunities to culture brokers seeking foreign exchange through tourism. Within the matrix of the international culture industries and the hegemonic international order of nation-states, culture is both a commodity and a source of national pride. In this article I examine efforts at `cultural entrepreneurship' regarding the Carnival in Trini…
The Turn to History
From the Margins: Historical Anthropology and Its Futures Brian Keith Axel, editor. Durham: Duke University Press. 2002 When I first arrived at the national archives in Trinidad and Tobago ten years ago I was struck by the dilapidated condition of the facility. It was the rainy season and plastic sheeting covered the pane-less window fames, water collected in puddles and dripped from ceilings, a persistent scent of mildew hung in the air. The env…
The Turn to History
From the Margins: Historical Anthropology and Its Futures Brian Keith Axel, editor. Durham: Duke University Press. 2002 When I first arrived at the national archives in Trinidad and Tobago ten years ago I was struck by the dilapidated condition of the facility. It was the rainy season and plastic sheeting covered the pane-less window fames, water collected in puddles and dripped from ceilings, a persistent scent of mildew hung in the air. The env…
Marketing the Nation: Carnival and tourism in Trinidad and Tobago
Public festivals provide not only the occasion to make statements about national identity but also offer opportunities to culture brokers seeking foreign exchange through tourism. Within the matrix of the international culture industries and the hegemonic international order of nation-states, culture is both a commodity and a source of national pride. In this article I examine efforts at `cultural entrepreneurship' regarding the Carnival in Trini…
Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival
Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley, Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill, Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher
Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival
Explores Carnival as a global celebration
“Come to Life”: Authenticity, Value, and the Carnival as Cultural Commodity in Trinidad and Tobago
This essay explores the tension between processes of cultural commodification and processes of authentication in the marketing of the Trinidad Carnival. The Trinidad and Tobago Industrial Development Company, the National Carnival Commission, and the University of the West Indies have worked with the travel business in Trinidad and Tobago and abroad to appeal to both “cultural tourism” and “sun, sea, sand, and sex tourism” markets while maintaini…
Caribbean history, culture, and politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Caribbean islands (2 works) · Carnival (2 works) · Cuban History and Society (2 works) · Cultural studies (2 works) · Ethnic identity (2 works)