Babes in the sand and flying predators : touristic corruption, exoticism and neocolonialism in Chandani Lokugé’s 'Turtle Nest' Watkins, Alexandra 2013, Babes in the sand and flying predators : touristic corruption, exoticism and neocolonialism in Chandani Lokugé’s 'Turtle Nest', Postcolonial text, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-19. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Babes in the sand and flying predators : touristic corruption, exoticism and neocolonialism in Chandani Lokugé’s 'Turtle Nest' Author(s) Watkins, Alexandra Journal name Postcolonial text Volume number 8 Issue number 2 Start page 1 End page 19 Total pages 19 Publisher Postcolonial text Place of publication Surrey, Canada Publication date 2013-12 ISSN 1705-9100 Keyword(s) exoticism postcolonial neocolonial tourism Asian-Australian writing Sri Lanka Summary In Chandani Lokugé’s Turtle Nest the Sri Lankan beach is a savage environment, a dystopia, where local children are molested by Western paedophile tourists. This essay examines representations of child vulnerability, exoticism, neocolonialism and envy in the novel. It reads these issues in the context of postcolonial tourism in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. It establishes connections between the commodification of children in Lokugé’s story and the real-world progress of exoticist tourism. Language eng Field of Research 200599 Literary Studies not elsewhere classified 200211 Postcolonial Studies 200519 South-East Asian Literature (excl Indonesian) Socio Economic Objective 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2013, Postcolonial text Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065593 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Communication and Creative Arts Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 03 Sep 2014, 20:14:45 EST Wed, 03 Sep 2014, 20:20:39 EST Wed, 03 Sep 2014, 20:21:59 EST Thu, 04 Sep 2014, 11:11:48 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 09:08:23 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 09:15:29 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 09:17:04 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 09:17:54 EST Tue, 09 Sep 2014, 08:47:21 EST Wed, 10 Dec 2014, 08:03:06 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 220 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 03 Sep 2014, 20:14:31 EST by Alexandra Watkins