Date of Award
Fall 12-15-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Dr. Leonard Teel
Second Advisor
Dr. Kathryn Fuller-Seeley
Third Advisor
Dr. Ann Williams
Abstract
It was paramount for the English-speaking Caribbean to host a successful 2007 Cricket World Cup and field an outstanding West Indian cricket team for the international sporting mega-event. For CARICOM and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), there were two principle goals – first, to exhibit regional Caribbean identity, and second, to be triumphant under the leadership of the West Indian cricket team’s captain, Trinidadian Brian Lara. Identities are multifaceted and intricate, negotiated and renegotiated, based on a history of economic, political and cultural forces. This thesis interrogates Caribbean identity through textual analysis of the broadcast of the opening ceremony and regional newspaper coverage of the spectacle as well as ensuing events that were held in eight of the Caribbean countries from 11 March to 28 April 2007. The thesis questions whether this mega-event served as a catalyst toward Caribbean identity construction.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1665539
Recommended Citation
Wiggan, Peta-Gaye J., "The Game of Unity?: The 2007 Cricket World Cup as a Catalyst toward Caribbean Identity Construction." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1665539