Whiteness, Weddings, and Tourism in the Caribbean

Rezensionen / Stimmen

"This book is a timely and highly original study of the romanticization of the Caribbean alongside the representation of gender in tourist literature. In its interdisciplinary focus on the intersecting identities of gender, 'race,' and class, it adopts an innovative semiotic and discursive approach." (Stuart Hanson, Senior Lecturer in Media & Communication, De Montfort University, UK, and joint editor of the CCCS Selected Working Papers, Vols. 1 & 2 (2007))."Wilkes establishes striking visual and discursive connections between destination weddings and the complex histories of place, race, and sex. Her flowing text makes the Caribbean landscape a palimpsest: overwritten with gendered and racialized power relations reformulated through time, from slavery through to luxury leisure consumption." (Steve Garner, Visiting Academic, Open University, UK) "In this significant and innovative contribution to tourist studies, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the visual construction of people and place. Deeply embedded in the histories of the Caribbean, it employs discourse analysis to demonstrate the continued role of visual texts in defining contemporary understandings of the region as a tourist destination. In so doing, the book challenges the reader to think about the implications of accepting historically established narratives that label people and place as 'playful' paradise for tourism consumption." (Jo-Anne Lester, Principal Lecturer in Tourism Studies, University of Brighton, UK)