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Download.Php?File= File/Grenada.Pdf, Accessed May 20, 2010 UC San Diego UC San Diego Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title Public ideologies and personal meaning-making in postcolonial Grenada Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0ms4z8vb Author Shemer, Noga Publication Date 2012 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Public Ideologies and Personal Meaning-Making in Postcolonial Grenada A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology by Noga Shemer Committee in charge: Steven M. Parish, Chair Keith E. McNeal, Co-Chair Stanley A. Chodorow Daniel T. Linger Esra Özyürek 2012 Copyright Noga Shemer, 2012 All rights reserved. The Dissertation of Noga Shemer is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication on microfilm and electronically: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Co-Chair ______________________________________________________________ Chair University of California, San Diego 2012 iii DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to my family – my husband, Eran, beloved companion on the Grenadian adventure and unwavering supporter through a journey that has spanned eight years, seven houses, four states, two countries, and the birth of our two children. My parents, Cynthia and Meir, for the countless ways they supported me through this project. My sister, Yael, for providing a space in which I could write. My son, Alon, with whom I was pregnant during my last period of fieldwork in Grenada, and daughter, Aviv, who arrived just after I finished the first draft. Their presence has added a profound new dimension to this enterprise. And last, but not least, Shirly, the world‘s best traveling companion. This work is also dedicated to the memory of Marcia Joseph Francois, a dear Grenadian friend who taught me so much about the country she loved. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Page ................................................................................................................... iii Dedication .......................................................................................................................... iv Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ v Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................. ix Vita ...................................................................................................................................... x Abstract of the Dissertation ............................................................................................... xi I. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Historical Background .................................................................................................... 3 A Chronology................................................................................................................ 13 Theoretical Context ....................................................................................................... 18 Nationalism, Development, and Globalization ......................................................... 20 Identity in the Caribbean ........................................................................................... 24 Identity through a Double Lens ................................................................................ 30 Fieldwork in Grenada ................................................................................................... 33 Pilot Study ..................................................................................................................... 42 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 48 II. Public Worlds: Narratives of Past and Future ............................................................. 56 The Isle of Spice: Imagining Grenada‘s Future ............................................................ 61 Introduction: The Isle of Spice as Brand and Livelihood ......................................... 61 Tourism in Grenada: An Island in the Balance ......................................................... 65 The Unanticipated Consequences of Mass(ive) Tourism ..................................... 67 v Exclusive and Exclusionary Luxury Developments ............................................. 85 Teaching Tourism ............................................................................................... 111 Discussion ........................................................................................................... 120 Agriculture in Post-Ivan Grenada ........................................................................... 124 Eat What You Grow, Grow What You Eat ......................................................... 130 The Fate of Nutmeg and Cocoa .......................................................................... 142 Agritourism ......................................................................................................... 154 Discussion ........................................................................................................... 158 Conclusion: To Aspire, Build, and Advance as One People .................................. 161 The Island of Conflict: Representing Grenada‘s Past ................................................. 167 Introduction: Grenada as an Island of Conflict ....................................................... 168 The Past on Display: Grenada‘s National Museum ................................................ 173 Teaching Grenada‘s History: Representing the Past in Public Schools ................. 192 United and Divided: Grenada‘s Independence Day 2008 ....................................... 205 Promoting Stability for Continued Progress and Prosperity ............................... 209 Narratives of Unity and Conflict......................................................................... 217 Advancing as One People ................................................................................... 224 Remembering the Revolution‘s End: Thanksgiving Day and October 19 ............. 227 Thanksgiving Day, October 25, 2007 ................................................................. 228 October 19, 2007 ................................................................................................. 234 October: A Month of Remembering and Forgetting........................................... 237 Echoes of the Revolution: National Politics and Grenada‘s History ...................... 241 Spicegate and Elections 2008 ............................................................................. 242 vi Law and Order .................................................................................................... 248 SpiceIslander Talkshop Online Chatroom .......................................................... 254 Discussion ........................................................................................................... 268 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 270 III. Personal Worlds: Voices from the Post-Revolution Generation ............................. 273 Background ................................................................................................................. 273 Teachers as Students ................................................................................................... 286 Randy ...................................................................................................................... 286 Karlene .................................................................................................................... 308 Privileged Lives .......................................................................................................... 330 Colleen .................................................................................................................... 330 Vanessa ................................................................................................................... 359 Inside-Outsiders .......................................................................................................... 389 Anika ....................................................................................................................... 389 Nigel ........................................................................................................................ 405 Working the Spice Trade ............................................................................................ 433 Anthony................................................................................................................... 433 Denisha ................................................................................................................... 478 Grenada‘s Secondary School Youth ........................................................................... 503 Portraits ..................................................................................................................
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