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Takarajima: A Treasured Island

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the manner in which local identity can be constructed on small islands from the selective prioritisation and elaboration of exogenous elements that become localised by this process and can subsequently function as a brand within contemporary tourism markets. The particular analysis of identity motifs on Takarajima island that we expound examines aspects of the relationships between folklore and contemporary media and references contemporary debates concerning archaeology’s interface with folklore and popular culture in the context of (non-scientific) ‘treasure hunting’.

Source: Journal of Marine and Island Cultures

DOI: 10.1016/j.imic.2014.03.001

Authors: Philip Hayward, Sueo Kuwahara

Institutions: Southern Cross University, Kagoshima University

Language: English

Topic: Island Studies and Pacific Affairs

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Award: Study of biodiversity conservation around land-water boundary on subtropical islands.