The construction of a myth: Bloody Mary, Aggie Grey and the optics of tourism

Thompson, K.

doi:10.1386/nzps.2.1.5_1

Journal of New Zealand &Amp; Pacific Studies

2014

DOI: 10.1386/nzps.2.1.5_1

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The construction of a myth: Bloody Mary, Aggie Grey and the optics of tourism

K. Thompson¹

Abstract: This article examines the discursive circulation of stories in journalism and travel writing over the last fifty years that linked leading Western Samoan hotelier Aggie

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The construction of a myth: Bloody Mary, Aggie Grey and the optics of tourism

Abstract: This article examines the discursive circulation of stories in journalism and travel writing over the last fifty years that linked leading Western Samoan hotelier Aggie

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

Intersections and/in Space

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“Where Do Aliens Pee?”

The Queerness of Space and the Body in Nintendo’sThe Legend of ZeldaSeries

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