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“A ‘Little Armenia’ In The Caribbean”: The Armenian Heritage Cruise As A Simulacrum

Tsolin Nalbantian · 2022

Catalogue summary

Participant observation, twenty interviews, and promotional materials from 2007–2020 support an interpretation of the Armenian Heritage Cruise as a serviced Caribbean simulacrum where affluent transnational passengers consumed an idealized Armenia and temporary relief from marginalization.

Why this matters

The case study gives diaspora research a bounded setting for examining belonging, commerce, fantasy, and unequal access to collective identity.

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Published in

Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies

Year

2022

Language

English

DOI

10.3138/diaspora.22.2.2022.07.04

Citation

Tsolin Nalbantian 2022. “A ‘Little Armenia’ In The Caribbean”: The Armenian Heritage Cruise As A Simulacrum. Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies. https://doi.org/10.3138/diaspora.22.2.2022.07.04

Topics

Diaspora Society, science, and public health

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