SOA U415 - Anthropology of Travel and Tourism

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Examines historical and contemporary practices of travel as a means to understand how mobility shapes one's understanding of "the other." With new technologies of movement, the difficulty of travel is lessening and tourism is open to more people, but tourism itself is changing. This class considers themes that include authenticity, violence, gender, "the gaze

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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