Lobstertown revisited: An ethnography of a maritime village, Corea, Maine
Abstract
Communities organized around fisheries are affected by modernization movements. This dissertation is an ethnographical, qualitative study of the historical and communicative changes experienced by the people of Corea, Maine, since the 1947 Twentieth Century Fox documentary, “Lobstertown,” a film study of that lobster fishing village. The film depicts the traditional ways of life for Corea lobster fishermen, their families, and their community directly after World War II. This study discusses the alterations in Corea, Maine, due to fishery stock resource fluctuation, tourist growth, government regulation, and the surge of movement into the community by people from other states. The study also discusses transformations of the life of a lobstertown seen and felt through the eyes and hearts of the natives of Corea, Maine. The results of the study point to the gradual end of the traditional lobster fishing village, Corea, Maine, as depicted in 1947.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Rawlins, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Cultural anthropology|Communication
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