Indigenous Fijian masculinity and tourism as a liminoid experience (Nadi, Fiji)

James, Kieran E. and Tanzil, Sheikh A. (2025) Indigenous Fijian masculinity and tourism as a liminoid experience (Nadi, Fiji). Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, NA . NA. ISSN 1476-6825

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Abstract

In this article, we study Noah’s Gang, a group of 30–60-year-old ‘street boys’ that operated in Nadi, Fiji from 2013 to present. We study a number of their interactions with individual tourists and explain how they provide liminoid experiences for white tourists from the Global North. The hustler lifestyle and the interaction with tourists also provides them with liminoid experiences that are a break from the hierarchical and restrained aspects of village life. Women on the edge of the Gang are peripheral members only and do not offset the overall masculine style. Tourists, like the two described, often come with essentialized stereotypes of Fijians as either hospitable or as powerful savages. Indigenous Fijians also have multiple stereotypes of tourists.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fiji Islands; gender; Indigenous Fijian masculinity; liminoid experiences; Nadi
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions:	School of Accounting, Finance and Economics (SAFE)
Depositing User:	Sheik Tanzil
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2025 00:00
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2025 00:00
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15037

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