Aborigines, Islanders and Hula Girls in Great Barrier Reef Tourism
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Authors | Pocock, Celmara (Author) and Pocock, Celmara |
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Journal Title | JOURNAL OF PACIFIC HISTORY |
Journal Citation | 49 (2), pp. 170-192 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | Jun 2014 |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, OX. United Kingdom |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2014.897201 |
Abstract | The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's premier tourist destinations. It is promoted and marketed to tourists as part of an idealised Pacific island paradise. While the gardens and decor of island resorts mimic those of resorts elsewhere in the Pacific, the way in which Indigenous people are represented is markedly different. This paper presents an analysis of historic tourist ephemera to suggest that Australian Aboriginal people are largely invisible at the Great Barrier Reef, despite their role in establishing the tourism industry. It suggests that ambiguities of Aboriginal presence, in labour and performance, are a product of tourism ideals and colonial race relations. © 2014 The Journal of Pacific History, Inc. |
Keywords | Great Barrier Reef; Aboriginal; labour; Pacific; tourism; performance |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
430302. Australian history | |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Scopus ID | 84905711509 |
Title | Aborigines, Islanders and Hula Girls in Great Barrier Reef Tourism |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2880/aborigines-islanders-and-hula-girls-in-great-barrier-reef-tourism
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