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Tourism and the American Dream: Disney Culture and the Politics of Orlando

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Bayside A (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Andre Martins , Emerson College
By tracing the history of Disney World's development in relationship to Orlando's growth, this paper brings greater awareness to the power of tourism as a form of political speech while complicating the neat dichotomy between visitor and native.