Welcome

Since January 2009, students enrolled in the Social Methods course at the College of The Bahamas have been engaged in a long-term study on the economics of the Bahamian festival, Junkanoo. The research began with a simple problem: Junkanoo is the largest and most well-known of any Bahamian festival and is widely considered the national festival. Around the Caribbean and the world, street festivals and carnivals have proven to be important sources of revenue. It is not known, however, whether Junkanoo is a similar source of revenue, and if so, what kind of economic impact the festival has on the city of Nassau. Students in the SOS 200 class have been engaged in finding the answer out.

This blog is being established in December 2011 to collect up some of the preliminary findings in a single place and to provide a place for students and others to deposit and share their research. This site is an informal place where these findings are shared. Anyone using this site should be aware that the information here may not always be accurate, as it has not been peer-reviewed. It is, however, one avenue provided to allow students to share the research they have already collected, and to draw upon the research of previous student groups.

Note: the header photograph is taken from a series of photographs by Peter Ramsay from Junkanoo 2010-2011.