Date of Award
1-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Southern Studies
Department
Southern Studies
First Advisor
John F. Rash
Second Advisor
Catarina Passidomo
Third Advisor
David Wharton
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
THIS GARDEN is an audiovisual installation that tells the story of oyster farmers and place in Spring Creek, Florida. I use the oral history interviews and documentary photography I made there to explore aquaculturists’ deep relationship with the surrounding environment. To these farmers, the bay is a garden. They work within those often-unpredictable waters to cultivate new life. This accompanying thesis builds a chronological narrative of oyster aquaculture industry along Florida’s Forgotten Coast. It connects Florida’s burgeoning aquaculture industry to the long history of human involvement along the Gulf Coast in commercial fishing and wild harvest oyster operations. Lastly, I synthesize and analyze my fieldwork experiences.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Annemarie, "THIS GARDEN: OYSTERS AND PLACE ALONG FLORIDA'S FORGOTTEN COAST" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2194.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2194