Elaborating the aquapelagic imaginary: Catalina Island, tourism and mermaid iconography

Hayward, P

Elaborating the aquapelagic imaginary: Catalina Island, tourism and mermaid iconography

Hayward, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, 2019, 8 (2), pp. 89 - 102
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hayward, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-0174	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, 2019, 8 (2), pp. 89 - 102	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139184
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Institution for Marine and Island Cultures, Mokpo National University. This article revisits and updates a discussion of the cultural function and prominence of the mermaid in 20th and 21st century Catalina Island (California) that originally appeared in the journal Contemporary Legend in 2013. Drawing on recent critical-theoretical work on the concept of the aquapelago and of the aquapelagic imaginary, I examine the manner in which the deployment of mermaid imagery on Catalina island is related to the location's orientation to coastal and marine tourism. In particular, I examine the interplay between the conscious deployment of iconography and broader patterns of social use, examining the manner in which the local aquapelagic imaginary has been developed as a cultural asset in the island's destination branding and more general representation of place.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Marine and Island Cultures	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.21463/jmic.2019.08.2.07	en_US
dc.title	Elaborating the aquapelagic imaginary: Catalina Island, tourism and mermaid iconography	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
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Abstract:

© 2019 Institution for Marine and Island Cultures, Mokpo National University. This article revisits and updates a discussion of the cultural function and prominence of the mermaid in 20th and 21st century Catalina Island (California) that originally appeared in the journal Contemporary Legend in 2013. Drawing on recent critical-theoretical work on the concept of the aquapelago and of the aquapelagic imaginary, I examine the manner in which the deployment of mermaid imagery on Catalina island is related to the location's orientation to coastal and marine tourism. In particular, I examine the interplay between the conscious deployment of iconography and broader patterns of social use, examining the manner in which the local aquapelagic imaginary has been developed as a cultural asset in the island's destination branding and more general representation of place.

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