The “Eager Gaze of the Tourist” Meets “Our Grandfathers' Guns”: Producing and Contesting the Land of Enchantment in Gallup, New Mexico

In this paper I explore connections between representational and material space as expressed in conflicts over ethnic tourism in the American Southwest. Using the case of Gallup, New Mexico, I first examine how a specific regional discourse was embodied in a plan to create a National Indian Memorial...

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Published inEnvironment and planning. D, Society & space Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 693 - 714
Main Author Arcus, Bruce D'
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2000
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Subjects
Activism
America
Bgi / Prodig
Conflict
Discourse analysis
Indigenous populations
Mountains States. Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Regions
Social space
Space
Tourism
U.S.A
United States of America
New Mexico
United States of America
Tourism
Amerindians
Landscape esthetics
Conflict
Cultural landscape
Semiotics of space
Cultural studies
Ethnic community
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Summary:In this paper I explore connections between representational and material space as expressed in conflicts over ethnic tourism in the American Southwest. Using the case of Gallup, New Mexico, I first examine how a specific regional discourse was embodied in a plan to create a National Indian Memorial Park. In this discourse, space is rendered a quaint ‘Land of Enchantment’. In the remainder of the paper, I discuss attempts by American Indian activists to challenge this production of space through various material and representational efforts. The outcome of these efforts is reflected in the resulting space produced, and illustrates some of the complex spatial politics around ethnic tourism.
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ISSN:0263-7758
1472-3433
DOI:10.1068/d11s