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Rhetoric Or Results?: Tourism, The Aquarium, And The People Of Fortaleza, Molly Silvia
Rhetoric Or Results?: Tourism, The Aquarium, And The People Of Fortaleza, Molly Silvia
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
When one thinks of tourism, he or she conjures images of travel, exotic locations, and spending money. Yet rarely do people stop and think about where exactly their money is going. Nowadays, tourism is a booming industry that many countries believe contributes significantly to their GDP. But while tourism may contribute significantly to a country’s economy, it may not provide the people of that nation with any substantial improvements in their quality of life. This monograph questions why Brazil has chosen to invest its GDP in the tourism industry, while the nation has 21.4% of its population in poverty (The …
El Legado Colonial En El Turismo Comunitario : El Caso De Valle De Elicura, Fatma Shuaipi
El Legado Colonial En El Turismo Comunitario : El Caso De Valle De Elicura, Fatma Shuaipi
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Cultural or community-based tourism has grown exponentially in the last decade. This article seeks to, from a post-colonial theory perspective, analyze the process of developing community-based tourism in indigenous communities, identify the conditions that allow for the reproduction of colonial elements in this activity, and explore the elements that guarantee a higher degree of autonomy in the community to generate new decolonization processes. The hypothesis argues that community-based tourism carries both a colonial legacy and elements that allow for a process of decolonization or the creation of a new consciousness in relation to such colonial legacy. The article presents the …