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Johnny Coomansingh

Citizen of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Bithplace:Sangre Grande
Primary School: Sangre Grande SDA
Secondary School: Northeastern College
Research Interests:
1.Pre-Lenten Carnivals--completed the thesis "Trinidad Carnival as an Amalgam of Borrowed Cultural Elements" (2002)
2.The Steelpan: Presently doing research for my dissertation, "Commodification of the Steelpan as a Conflicted Tourism Resource."
3.The Caribbean Region (Tourism/Festivals)
4.Contested Landscapes
5.Geography of Economic Behavior
6.Cultural Diffusion

Educational attainment: A.C.P., L.C.P., Dip.Agric.(ECIAF), B.T.(Agribusiness), M.S. (Communication/Public Relations), M.A.(Geography)
Present status:
Presently reading for a PhD in Geography (Cultural) at Kansas State University.