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Title Commoditization of Culture - Destroying Authenticity or Revitalizing Tradition?
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/20864
Date 2013
Author(s) Burg, Lisette van der
Contributor(s) Persoon, Gerard
Abstract Set in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Namibia, this thesis has examined the commoditization of the Ju/'hoansi San culture through cultural tourism. Tourists visit the Ju/'hoansi in order to experience their traditional culture. They can experience how the Ju/'hoansi do hunting and gathering, observe their traditional dances and do bushwalks with them. However, what effect does this have on the culture, and more specifically on its authenticity? What does it mean that many Ju/'hoansi are no longer living the traditional life? Are they still interested in their own traditional culture? These and other questions will be discussed in this thesis. In this thesis I have mainly focused at the perspectives and perceptions of the Ju/'hoansi themselves.
Subject(s) Namibia; San; Ju/'hoansi; Authenticity; Cultural Tourism; Tourism; Conservancy; Commoditization
Language en
Type of publication Master thesis
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2013-05-20;14:19:13