ANTH350

Travel, Tourism and Pilgrimage

30 points

Not offered 2020, offered in 2014, 2015

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences

Description

The course introduces students to Sociological and Anthropological approaches to travel and tourism. Through the study of topics such as travel literature, indigenous tourism, tourism and development, sex tourism and 'dark' tourism, it examines the way in which notions of the cultural 'self' and cultural 'others' have been both forged and sustained within various sorts of tourist encounter.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level from ANTH or SOCI, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

ANTH250, SOCI275, SOCI375

Equivalent Courses

SOCI375