Making Sense of ‘Tropical’ Kitsch Max Ryynänen, Anna-Sofia Sysser Abstract The ‘tropical’ has not just been “imported” to Northern spas and travel agency advertisements. Plastic palm trees and inflatable pineapples echo tourism experiences, have roots in “feel-good” Americana, and belong to colonial imagery. The tropical is often portrayed in simplified ways, even though there […]
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