Slum Tourism: Poverty, Power and Ethics

ISBN-13: 9781138081475 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 264 str.

Fabian Frenzel; Ko Koens; Malte Steinbrink

Opis

This is the first edited work dealing solely and specifically with the global phenomenon slum tourism from interdisciplinary perspectives. Building on research by prolific researchers the book contributes a comprehensive and unique overview of current empirical, practical and theoretical knowledge on the subject. Drawing on research from a range of geographical regions and multidisciplinary perspectives this ground breaking volume will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in this contemporary form of tourism.

Spis treści

1. Slum Tourism – A New Trend in Tourism? Part 1: Situating Slum Tourism 2. Wanting to Live with Common People? The Literary Evolution of Slumming 3. Beyond ‘Othering’ the Political Roots of Slum-Tourism 4. Slum Tourism: For the Poor by the Poor 5. Competition, Cooperation and Collaboration: Business Relations and Power in Township Tourism Part 2: Representation of Poverty 6. 'A Forgotten Place to Remember: Reflections on the Attempt to Turn a Favela into a Museum' 7. Tourism of Poverty: The Value of Being Poor in the Non-Governmental Order 8. Negotiating Poverty: The Interplay Between Dharavi's Production and Consumption as a Tourist Destination 9. Reading the Bangkok Slum Part 3: Slum Tourism and Empowerment 10. Favela Tourism: Listening to Local Voices 11. Slum Tourism and Inclusive Urban Development: Reflections on China 12. Poverty Tourism as Advocacy: A Case in Bangkok 13. Curatorial Interventions in Township Tours: Two Trajectories Conclusion 14. Keep on Slumming?