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A NTHROPOLOGY OF T OURISM :
C ULTURE , P EOPLE , E NVIRONMENT
ANT461H5S: Advanced Seminar in Sociocultural
and Linguistic Anthropology
Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries, often promoted as a means
for economic development. Beyond economics, tourism is also a global process
where people, images, and ideas circulate and become entangled. It is a space
of encounter and negotiation by multiple participants, not only the ‘hosts’ and
‘guests.’ How do we make sense of these complex spaces of encounter and
convergence? In this course, we will explore tourism as a ‘site’ for the
examination of questions of concern for anthropologists, such as the
construction of cultures and Otherness, ideologies of modernity and
development, and identity politics. We will also consider theoretical
approaches and debates in the anthropology of tourism. This is a seminarstyle course based on student lead discussion and debate. Building on themes
and questions developed during the course, students will also have an
opportunity to pursue their own research interests.
Instructor:
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Dr. Linda McNenly
[email protected]
Mondays, 13:00 – 15:00