Since the 1980s, policymakers on the island of Tobago positioned public history as one of the main pillars for sustainable economic and social development. As such, from the early 1980s public history became central to the island's development policy and planning. Locals, researchers and tourists consume and experience public history at sites of memory throughout the island. This article contends that while sites of memory in Tobago provide unprecedented opportunities for Tobagonians, the heritage and tourism sectors and researchers; these sites are complicated by government policies, tropical tourism narratives, emotional investments and competing groups aims, all of which pose major obstacles.

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多巴哥的历史和公共记忆：机遇和障碍

自 1980 年代以来，多巴哥岛的政策制定者将公共历史定位为可持续经济和社会发展的主要支柱之一。因此，从 1980 年代初期开始，公共历史成为该岛发展政策和规划的核心。当地人、研究人员和游客在整个岛上的记忆地点消费和体验公共历史。本文认为，虽然多巴哥的记忆遗址为多巴哥人、遗产和旅游部门以及研究人员提供了前所未有的机会；这些地点因政府政策、热带旅游叙事、情感投资和相互竞争的团体目标而变得复杂，所有这些都构成了重大障碍。