Cultural Heritage and Representation in Jamaica: Broaching the Digital Age

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dc.contributor.advisorCoombe, Rosemary
dc.creatorHenry, Abigail Ruth-Ann
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T19:29:02Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T19:29:02Z
dc.date.copyright2015-08-26
dc.date.issued2015-12-16
dc.date.updated2015-12-16T19:29:02Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Ryerson University
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis discusses Jamaica’s cultural heritage management in the 21st century and questions how the country’s cultural heritage is represented in today’s digital age. Tracing the development of Jamaica’s cultural policies since the late-colonial period (beginning in the late 1930s), I consider the ways in which the state has managed cultural heritage historically and connect the evolution of theoretical understandings of heritage to explore evolving ideologies of policy and management. I then examine three digital cultural heritage projects in Jamaica to question their representation of heritage material to the local population and the wider world. I argue that these presentations of Jamaica’s cultural heritage illustrate a 21st century neoliberal interplay of cultural heritage, nationalism, and economic development. The projects put forward a restricted and exclusive form of heritage knowledge which re-inscribes historical inequalities. I conclude that cultural heritage organizations and policymakers must incorporate participatory methods to leverage digital technologies to ameliorate ongoing issues of hegemonic representation.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/30733
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCaribbean studies
dc.subjectCultural resources management
dc.subject.keywordsCultural Heritage
dc.subject.keywordsJamaica
dc.subject.keywordsCultural Policy
dc.subject.keywordsNation Branding
dc.subject.keywordsDigital Technologies
dc.subject.keywordsRepresentation
dc.subject.keywordsCultural Studies
dc.subject.keywordsDigital Cultural Heritage
dc.titleCultural Heritage and Representation in Jamaica: Broaching the Digital Age
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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