IYARIC

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Disruption and Surveillance
Articles

Potter's Cay Reimagining: New Providence, The Bahamas

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  • Nastassia Pratt
Nastassia Pratt
York University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25071/2816-8275.9

Published 2022-09-30

How to Cite

Pratt, N. (2022). Potter’s Cay Reimagining: New Providence, The Bahamas . IYARIC, 1(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.25071/2816-8275.9

Abstract

This essay explores the state of public space within a waterfront commercial space in New Providence in The Bahamas, known as Potter's Cay. Like many Caribbean nations, The Bahamas is a tourism-centric economy in which the tourism industry plays a key role in the organization of space into an environment that has been historically fraught with tensions, inequity, and uneven geographies. This is due to the significant influence of private landowners and resorts. This influence directly impacts the disinvestment of public spaces that are continuously activated by Black Bahamians and the increasingly restrictive public access to waterfront and coastal spaces. This essay suggests a community-led, arts-based approach to development that emphasizes the importance of Potter's Cay as a waterfront space of cultural value through centering local Black life and experiences in the community's development activity. 

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